OPM Gives Agencies Technical Staff Hiring Authority for IT Modernization Programs
The Office of Personnel Management has issued a memorandum to authorize agencies to use “excepted service appointments†as stated in the 5 Code of...
DoD, VA Update Sen. John McCain on $4.3B EHR Implementation Program
The departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs told Congress that VA and DoD work together to evaluate business processes and...
Report: Trump Reinstates North Korea’s ‘State Sponsor of Terrorism’ Designation
President Donald Trump has decided to designate North Korea a state sponsor of terrorism for “repeatedly†backing assassinations overseas and...
Bill Evanina: DoD to Use NCSC Continuous Evaluation System to Vet Security Clearance Holders
Bill Evanina, director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center, has said the Defense Department will also adopt NSCS’ continuous...
Report: Congress Wants DoD to Increase Ground-Based Interceptors
Congress will authorize the Defense Department secretary to raise the number of ground-based interceptors at Vandenberg Air Force Base in...
Congress Backs DoD’s Ongoing Ballistic Missile Defense Review
Congress has called on the Defense Department secretary to use the ballistic missile defense review to assess ways on how to...
White House Cyber Chief Rob Joyce Calls for Transparency of Vulnerabilities Equities Process
Rob Joyce Rob Joyce, White House cybersecurity coordinator, has said the federal government should work to ensure the transparency of the...
Raytheon Exec Mark Esper Confirmed as Army Secretary
Mark Esper The Senate approved Mark Esper, vice president of government relations at Raytheon, to serve as U.S. Army secretary through an...
Cybercom Holds Inaugural Industry Day to Discuss Acquisition Priorities
The U.S. Cyber Command held its first industry day on Oct. 27 at a National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency facility in Virginia to discuss...
NASA Aims to Advance Comms, Proximity Operation Capabilities Via 2 Cubesat Demo Missions
NASA is set to conduct technology demonstration missions for two Cubesats that took off Sunday aboard Orbital ATK’s Cygnus spacecraft. The agency...