Air Force Picks Sites for KC-46A Aircraft Bases and Training; Timothy Bridges Comments
The U.S. Air Force has selected three preferred and six reasonable alternative locations for the training and operating bases related to a tanker aircraft designed to help USAF make ...
Report: President Obama to Endorse Katherine Archuleta as Next OPM Director
President Barack Obama is set to nominate Katherine Archuleta, former national political director of Obama’s reelection bid, to lead the Office of Personnel Management, according ...
DoD, VA, HHS Make Progress on Mental Health Services for Veterans; Chuck Hagel Comments
Chuck Hagel
The Department of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Health and Human Services have announced the progress of the agencies’ mental health services for veterans, service ...
Senate Panel OKs Budget Reprogramming at USDA to Avoid Furloughs
The Agriculture Department moved closer to avoiding furloughs after a Senate panel approved the agency’s request to reprogram funds, according to a Gov Exec article.
Kelly Lunney ...
GSA Asks for Public Comment on Federal Cybersecurity Measures; Dan Tangherlini Comments
The U.S. General Services Administration wants public comment on how to make the federal government more resilient as the agency improves its acquisition cybersecurity policies.
The ...
Report: CBP Aims to Prevent Furloughs by Shifting Funds
Customs and Border Protection could do away with employee furloughs if Congress approves its proposal to shift funds, according to a FederalDaily.com article.
The publication reports ...
North Korea Launches 4 Short-Range Missiles
North Korea has launched four short-range missiles in two consecutive days off of its east coast, according to a Reuters article.
Jane Chung writes an official from South Korea’s ...
Report: US Debt Hits $16.7T, Treasury to Employ ‘Extraordinary Measures’
The US overall debt has risen to $16.7 trillion as the borrowing limit suspension expired Sunday, The Hill reports.
Peter Schroeder reports that the last time the borrowing limit was ...
Darrell Issa to Introduce Updated Federal Spending Tracker Bill
Oversight and Government Reform committee chairman Rep. Darrell Issa will be reintroducing a bill that calls for streamlining federal spending information with updates on open data ...
Robert Mueller: $700M FY 2014 FBI Sequester to Cause Furloughs
Robert Mueller
FBI Director Robert Mueller told a Senate Appropriations subcommittee that budget cuts from sequestration would force the bureau to furlough employees in fiscal 2014, ...
