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Tracy Terrill Tracy Terrill has been appointed in December to fill a newly created position as chief digital officer at the U.S. Small Business Administration. Terrill supports the agency's digital strategy...

Julie Blanks Julie Blanks, principal director for civilian personnel policy at the office of the defense undersecretary for personnel and readiness, has been named director of the defense civilian personnel...

Tom Sharpe The General Services Administration will host a training and exhibition event from May 10 to 11 in Huntsville, Alabama. Hosted by GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service, the event will...

The U.S. Army is considering Pacific countries such as Vietnam and Cambodia as potential places where the service will stockpile its equipment, Breaking Defense reported Tuesday. Army Materiel Command chief Gen. Dennis...

The Office of Personnel Management seeks $37 million in funds to migrate the agency's information technology systems to a proposed "Shell" infrastructure in fiscal 2017, Federal News Radio reported Monday. Nicole Ogrysko writes...

Robert Ferrell Lt. Gen. Robert Ferrell, the Army‘s chief information officer, has introduced a strategy that seeks to facilitate data exchanges on its network as the service branch moves to implement the Common Operating Environment. The...

Beth Cobert The Office of Personnel Management has released new guidance on submission procedures and materials that government agencies can implement when they consider applications for the Qualification Review Board. Beth...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has introduced draft guidelines that seek to help corporate organizations protect networks from data breaches and other cyber attacks as a result of the adoption...

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) plans to introduce a bill that seeks to reform the Defense Department's processes for acquisitions of weapons systems, Defense News reported Tuesday. Joe Gould writes...

The U.S. Navy has crafted a 30-year shipbuilding plan that indicates the military service can hit or surpass its goal of having 308 combat vessels over a 12-year period, Breaking Defense reported...