The Defense Contract Management Agency is in the process of hiring personnel for its network of “centers of excellence” that aim to give procurement and contracting officers guidance on what constitutes as a commercial
Fears surrounding the security of public cloud computing have been exaggerated to discourage the federal governmentâs move to the cloud, federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra said Wednesday. Computerworld reports Kundra spoke
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Federal agencies hosted a job fair Tuesday in Cape Canaveral, Fla. for job seekers looking for employment after the Space Shuttle program ended, Greenwire reports. NASA and the Office of Personnel Management
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The 20-year retirement system the military has used for generations should be phased out and be replaced with a corporate-style program, a Defense Department panel said. The Defense Business Board released its
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Federal employees are rarely tied to their desks anymore and that means future workspace will be different, GSA Administrator Martha Johnson said July 21 at the FOSE Conference. Only 50 percent of
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Corporate Responsibility magazine ranked Accenture second on its annual list of the âBest Corporate Citizens in Government Contracting,â a jump from eighth place last year, the company announced Thursday. CR Magazine listed
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In light of budget shortfalls, some federal agencies have asked for permission to seek buyouts or have implemented hiring freezes, a Federal News Radio survey found. The Air Force and Social Security
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The Department of Veterans Affairs awarded over a half billion dollars to companies that did not meet eligibility requirements for veteran-owned small businesses, a VA inspector general report says. Army Times reports
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Thousands of more veterans have recently been hired by federal agencies, an Office of Personnel Management report says. OPMâs figures show the federal government hired 34,788 total veterans in the first half
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The Office of Thrift Supervisionâs functions, including the regulation of federal savings associations, have moved to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the OCC announced Wednesday. Section 312 of the
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The U.S. Postal Service is studying more than 3,600 offices for possible closing, the agency announced Tuesday. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe said Village Post Offices could be a potential replacement for locations
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