Peter O’Rourke Named VA Acting Secretary in Series of Leadership Moves
Peter O'Rourke Peter O’Rourke, chief of staff at the Department of Veterans Affairs, has been appointed to serve as VA...
Jeremy Yagle: NASA Leverages AI, Machine Learning Tech to Speed Up Searches, Manage Data
Jeremy Yagle, technical lead of the data science team at NASA’s office of the chief information officer, has said the agency...
DARPA Program Seeks Gene Modulators to Boost Human Body’s Defenses Against Biological, Chemical Threats
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has launched a four-year program that aims to develop transient and programmable gene modulators...
GAO: DoD Needs to Update Policy for Automated Data System Business Program Management
The Government Accountability Office has called on the Defense Department to update its policy for overseeing major automated information system business programs...
Senate Armed Services Panel OKs $716B Defense Budget for Fiscal 2019
The Senate Armed Services Committee passed on Thursday a bill that would authorize $617.6 billion in base budget for the...
David Vargas: OPM Develops Blockchain-Based Prototype for Federal Employee Transfer
The Office of Personnel Management has developed a blockchain technology-based prototype as part of a new employee digital record platform, Federal...
Commerce Dept Proposes New Office to Oversee Commercial Space Activities
The Commerce Department has proposed to Congress its plan to create a new office to manage commercial space operations. Commerce...
Sen. Ron Wyden Asks DoD to Advance HTTPS Adoption on All Public Web Services
Ron Wyden Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) has called on Dana Deasy, chief information officer at the Defense Department, to direct...
White House Directive Seeks to Reform Commercial Space Regulations
President Donald Trump has signed a new directive that seeks to introduce reforms to commercial space regulations. A White House...
USDS, OFPP Unveil Certification Program for Federal Digital Service Procurement Professionals
The U.S. Digital Service has teamed up with the Office of Federal Procurement Policy to launch a new certification that...