President Barack Obama has nominated Vice Adm. Dixon Smith as deputy chief of naval operations for fleet and readiness at the U.S. Navy and Rear Adm. Mary Jackson as commander of the Navy Installations
The Air National Guard could have to terminate its one-flying-unit-per-state structure as officials seek to close some aircraft units because of sequestration and other cuts, Military Times reported Wednesday. Brian Everstine writes
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The U.S. Army’s top uniformed officer announced plans Thursday to reduce its number of brigade combat teams over four years as part of restructuring efforts, the American Forces Press Service reports. Claudette
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The General Services Administration is assessing a brokerage concept as an alternative for federal agencies to acquire cloud-based services, Federal News Radio reported Wednesday. Jason Miller writes GSA hopes to acquire cloud
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The U.S. Marine Corps and Japanâs Maritime Self-Defense Force will conduct joint exercise with regional allies as part of efforts to share maritime operation capabilities with partner nations, Defense News reported Monday.
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Jon Rymer, current inspector general at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., has been appointed to serve as IG at the Defense Department, GovExec reported Monday. Charles Clark writes the Pentagon’s IG post
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The federal government is set to implement the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on Oct. 1 to start accepting millions of enrollees to the insurance program, The Washington Post reported Sunday. Sarah Kliff
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Richard Dublin, chairman of the Senate Defense Appropriations subcommittee, expressed his support for Lockheed Martinâs F-35 fighters during a Wednesday hearing, the Lexington Institute reported Thursday. Loren Thompson writes Durbin gave the
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John Morton, director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, will leave the agency by the end of July and join a financial services company, USA Today reported Monday. Alan Gomez writes Morton will
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The House added three amendments to the fiscal year 2014 defense authorization bill that intend to help the Defense Department gauge the impact of cyber attacks on the economy and protect enterprises,
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The Veterans Affairs Department has reduced the number of backlogged disability claims by 74,000 since it began the verification process in March, Nextgov.com reported Wednesday. Bob Brewin writes Thomas Murphy, director of
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