CBO: Pentagon Five-Year Budget Plan $123B Over Expectations
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According to a recent Congressional Budget Office analysis, the Defense Department’s most recent five-year budget plan will run $123 billion, or 5 percent more than ...
OMB Official: WH More Than Halfway To $8B Real Estate Savings Goal
Site: Whitehouse.gov
The White House is on its way in reaching its $8 billion target for 2012 in real estate savings, according to its Friday announcement.
Danny Werfel, controller ...
Report: DARPA Starting Offensive Cyber Program
Site: DARPA.mil
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has launched a program drawing from computer game companies, universities and private sector entities to develop the agency’s ...
Auditors: DOE Not Counting Contractor-Run Data Centers In Estimates
Site: hightech.lbl.gov
Auditors found the Energy Department has more data centers than the number it initially told the Office of Management and Budget, according to FierceGovernment ...
Ashton Carter: Congress Should Leave Pentagon Budget Alone
Adding money to programs the Defense Department does not need detracts from programs it does need funding for, Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said, according to Defense ...
Obama Signs Export-Import Bank Reauthorization, Lending To Rise
President Obama has signed legislation to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank and raise its lending authority in order to increase U.S. exports and jobs, Bloomberg reports.
Obama signed ...
VA, EPA Promoting Water Industry Careers For Vets
Site: rangel.house.gov
The Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Veterans Affairs are working to connect veterans with disabilities to water and wastewater sector career ...
NIST Issues Federal Cloud, Security Guidance
Site: lbl.gov
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has published its cloud computing guide to address security and risk management concerns, GovInfo Security reports.
NIST ...
Exelis’ David Fastabend On Pentagon-DHS Cyber Program, Recent Industry Event
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The departments of Defense and Homeland Security expanded their voluntary cybersecurity information-sharing program with the defense industrial base earlier ...
Report: Andy Ozment Rejoins White House As A Senior Cyber Director
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Former White House employee Andy Ozment has been appointed to rejoin the cyber office as one of two senior directors, Federal News Radio reports.
Ozment, currently ...
