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
The Department of Veterans Affairs has partnered with two veteran groups as part of the agency’s initiative to reduce its compensation claims backlog by 2015. Disabled American Veterans and the American Legion
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The Obama administration’s guidelines for agencies on how to protect their smartphones and tablets will not approve specific devices for use in the government, a Justice Department official told Federal Times. Kevin
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The White House is transferring control over some drone operations for overseas anti-terrorism missions from the CIA to the Defense Department, Reuters reported Monday. Tabassum Zakaria and Mark Hosenball write President Barack
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The Defense Department is seeking Congress’ permission to shift $9.6 billion in funds this year to its wartime budget in an effort to manage shortfalls, DoD Buzz reported Monday. Brendan McGarry writes
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President Barack Obama has signed a memorandum that intends to expedite the amount of time the federal government takes to review and approve large-scale infrastructure projects. The memo comes nearly a year
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Defense Department leaders will propose three scenarios for automatic spending cuts when they present a military strategy report to Secretary Chuck Hagel by the end of the month, Defense News reported Sunday.
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The U.S. Navy will start transporting five more patrol ships to Bahrain with three set to deploy this summer, Defense News reported Monday. Mark Faram writes the Tempest, Squall and Thunderbolt are
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Apple has received approval from the Defense Department for its devices to operate on military networks, Bloomberg reports. Nick Taborek and Tony Capaccio write the Pentagon cleared Samsung devices and Blackberry 10
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The House Appropriations Committeeâs proposed fiscal year 2014 budget for the Department of Veterans Affairs includes $344 million for the development of the integrated electronic health record system, Nextgov reports. Bob Brewin
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The Senate unanimously approved the nomination of Massachusetts Institute of Technology physicist Ernest Moniz as the new energy secretary Thursday, Bloomberg reports. Jim Snyder writes Moniz will aim to steer U.S. investment
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