William J. Lynn III was named the 30th deputy secretary of defense by President Barack Obama in 2009. He worked in a number of positions in the Defense Department, including director of program analysis and evaluation, as well as DoD comptroller, a position he served in from 1997 to 2001. Lynn’s longtime public service is [...]

They come from a variety of backgrounds: from the centers of power in Washington to the crucible of the battlefield, from Capitol Hill to the U.S. military. And now they have been selected by the Center for a New American Security as the next generation of leaders on national security. The independent think tank named [...]

The past month saw the awarding of large-scale federal IT contracts that could save the government money, Nextgov.com reports. But, the multibillion contracts that might cut costs for the government can often be a thorn in the side of contractors. The Department of Homeland Security, the Social Security Administration and the Centers for Disease Control [...]

Fort Meade and other Maryland communities could see a rush of incoming workers as area businesses ramp up efforts in the wake military base reorganizations, according to a report in The Washington Post. The Pentagon’s BRAC plan, or Base Realignment and Closures, involves the shifting of resources and services from base to base, and Fort [...]

Federal agencies may miss a key deadline in the implementing of new cybersecurity reporting guidelines, according a recently published survey. Only a small minority of federal managers have used the new CyberScope reporting tool, according to a survey of 34 chief information officers across a number of federal agencies conducted by government IT network MeriTalk [...]

In March, the Government Accountability Office released a report updating long-term fiscal projections and predicting an “unsustainable” growth in the federal deficit – reaching World War II highs as early as 2020. To trim the budget, Robert M. Gates has cut $340 billion in life-cycle costs from the Pentagon’s long-term outlook, but will rising fiscal [...]

James W. Cluck is the deputy for acquisitions for the U.S. Special Operations Command based at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida. In his role at USSOCOM and as a member of the Senior Executive Service, he is responsible for all special operations forces research, development, acquisition, procurement and logistics. Cluck has been a member [...]

Intellectual-property crime sounds like a benign, even academic, infraction. But the Department of Justice is getting tough on perpetrators and announced nearly $4 million in grants to local and state authorities to combat it. The enforcement of intellectual-property law “is more than just protecting businesses from economic loss – it is also about protecting Americans [...]

Improving local government, economics and education are key steps to combating terrorism along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, said Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in a speech at Texas A&M University. U.S. efforts to counteract al-Qaeda, as well as a host of extremist organizations affiliated with it, come as the terror [...]

Government contractors are building in the hope that, soon, business will be booming. The Washington Post reports local contractors are building new offices, opening new division and hiring more people to staff positions in cybersecurity – an area they anticipate develop and pay dividends. The new head of U.S. Cyber Command and Army Gen. Keith [...]