Pentagon Outlines Four Options to Deal with Sequestration
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta
Defense Department officials and several defense industry executives joined to outline four sequestration scenarios in a closed-door meeting last week, ...
FAS Commissioner Steve Kempf Taking Medical Leave
Steve Kempf
Steve Kempf, commissioner of the General Services Administration‘s Federal Acquisition Service, is taking a 60-day medical leave of absence, Federal News Radio reports.
“I ...
Lt. Gen. John Kelly to Lead U.S. Southern Command
Lt. Gen. John Kelly
The Senate Armed Services Committee has approved Lt. Gen. John Kelly‘s nomination as U.S. Southern Command head on July 25, Military Times reports.
He replaces ...
Report: GAO Finds Federal, Private Pay Comparisons Inaccurate
The Government Accountability Office has found various studies comparing federal pay and private sector pay are non-compatible because of conflicting research approaches.
House Oversight ...
Navy CIO Terry Halvorsen Aiming to Cut IT Spending 25%
Terry Halvorsen, U.S. Navy CIO
Navy Chief Information Officer Terry Halvorsen recently issued a simplified business-case analysis template, Federal News Radio reports.
The Navy’s ...
CBO: Healthcare Opt-Outs Could Bring Healthcare Costs Down $84B
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Karolina A. Martinez
The Congressional Budget Office has issued an analysis regarding the impact of the Supreme Court’s ...
GSA Auctioning Federal Building, $300K Minimum Bid
The General Services Administration announced Tuesday it will be selling its five-story building in Moscow, Idaho on August 7.
GSA called the building an “excess federal property.” ...
Naval Research Office Looking to Award Potential $50M Contract for Development Help
The Office of Naval Research launched a $50 million program July 18 for small businesses that can develop technologies that can support the ONR and Navy’s needs and programs.
According ...
FAA’s Facility Plans Still Incomplete
The Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation issued a report on July 17 regarding the effects of the Federal Aviation Administration’s incomplete plans ...
AF Surgeon General Charles Green Retires After 36 Years
Charles B. Green (DoD Image)
Air Force Lt. Gen. Charles B. Green officially bid farewell as the branch’s 20th surgeon general at a retirement ceremony in Washington Thursday, ...
