The U.S. Defense Department will launch a new program that aims to establish a photonics manufacturing technology center through a partnership between the government and industry, DoD News reported Wednesday. Cheryl Pellerin
MoreLabor Secretary Tom Perez on Tuesday released a final rule to raise the minimum wage of federal contractor employees to $10.10 per hour. The increase is slated to take effect on Jan.
MoreRobert Cardillo, formerly the Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s deputy director for intelligence integration, has officially joined the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency as the agency’s director. He will succeed Letitia Long, who will retire after 36
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Office of Management and Budget Controller David Mader has unveiled a new set of metrics that the agency will use to determine the impact of the guidance on how to evaluate federal financial assistance to other public sector
MoreMichael Huerta, chief of the Federal Aviation Administration, has said that the agency plans to review existing contingency measures for its air traffic control facilities. Huerta told a conference on Monday that the FAA
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released a new framework that aims to help utilities modernize electric power systems as well as develop interoperable smart grid equipment. NIST said Wednesday
MoreThe General Services Administration has awarded contracts to four car rental companies as part of the agency’s pilot program to explore vehicle sharing options in Washington, Boston, Chicago and New York City. Carpingo,
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Stephen Warren, chief information officer of the Department of Veterans Affairs, has announced that the department expects to release a request for proposals for the patient scheduling system later this month. Warren says Tuesday that
MoreThe National Institutes of Health has doled out $46 million in total grants to support 58 research projects that aim to create new brain mapping systems and methods. NIH said Tuesday more
MoreA Government Accountability Office report indicates that several federal agencies encounter challenges when they estimate or report savings from their data center consolidation efforts. Eleven of 21 agencies underreport planned cost savings between
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