Mike McCord serves as the under secretary of defense (comptroller) / chief financial officer of the U.S. Department of Defense. He serves as the principal staff assistant and adviser to the secretary of
The Pentagon is spending $1.4 billion on the expansion of its airbase in the Horn of Africa, Wired reports. Citing an investigation from The Washington Post, David Axe wrote that the base
MoreThe Global CIO Community has awarded Jill Singer, National Reconnaissance Office chief information officer, with this year’s breakaway leaders award. FedScoop reports that Singer was one of 10 CIOs to receive the
MoreAccording to an analyst, the U.S. Air Force‘s research, development, test, and evaluation programs will be the most affected by possible sequestration, compared to other services in the branch. Deltek Inc.’s advisory
MoreThe U.S. Army said its ground vehicle procurement programs may escape mandatory budget cuts taking effect in January since most of the programs are still in the developmental phase, Reuters reported Tuesday.
MoreDave Wennergren, U.S. Defense Department‘s assistant deputy chief management officer, was honored on October 22 for being a “chief change maker” in the federal government, according to an FCW article. The Roger W.
MoreBank of America estimates that the federal government could reduce the deficit by about $720 billion if it goes off the fiscal cliff, Washington Post reports. The move would lower the nation’s deficit
MoreFormer Virginia Governor and candidate for U.S. Senate George Allen wants to emphasize the need to award best value deals instead of “low-price technically acceptable” proposals, GovExec reports. âIf you needed heart surgery
MoreThe Air Force Personnel Center has given eligible active-duty airmen an extension to submit their retirement or separation applications, the Air Force Personnel Center for Public Affairs announced. AFPC retirements and separations
MoreAccording to a White House-ordered review, a giant Chinese technology company is not a state-sponsored espionage tool, Reuters reports. However, the report said that Huawei Technologies Ltd. is vulnerable to hacking. Joseph
MoreAccording to an annual industry forecast, federal agencies will spend less on information technology in the next five years than what was originally forecast last year, Federal Times reports. TechAmerica Foundation, predicts
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