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 Office of Personnel Management has started implementing guidelines for a phased retirement option, where eligible federal employees work 20 hours per week and receive pension benefits, GovExec reported Tuesday. Eric Katz
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The House Appropriations Committee has included a 5 percent increase in defense spending for fiscal year 2014 as part of the panel’s $967 billion budget blueprint, Federal Times reported Sunday. Sean Reilly
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The U.S. government has proposed federal contractorsâ salary be tied to that of the Presidentâs $400,000 annual pay, the Washington Business Journal reported Friday. Jill Aitoro writes the current method for setting
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The Office of Management and Budget has requested that agencies propose 10 percent budget reductions for minor programs in 2015 as the government seeks to align funds with effective programs, Federal News
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The U.S. Navy Department has slashed $2 billion from the $8 billion the department annually spends on information technology, Federal News Radio reported on Thursday. Jared Serbu writes Navy Department chief information officer
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The U.S. Army will temporarily lay off more than 500 civilian employees at Fort Meade, Md. to address government-wide budget cuts, according to a Baltimore Sun article published Wednesday. Matthew Hay Brown writes
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Online public services have grown in number but user satisfaction still lags behind private electronic services, a report compiled by Capgemini says. The âDigital by Default or by Detourâ study covers 28,000
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David Fisher, currently chief financial officer at the Government Accountability Office, has been appointed chief risk officer at the Internal Revneue Service, The Hill newspaper reported Tuesday. Bernie Becker writes acting IRS
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The U.S. Defense Department wants to revamp the way it acquires weapons as it intends to form procurement strategies based on affordability, DoD Buzz reported Friday. Kris Osborn writes Deputy Defense Secretary
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President Barack Obama and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will meet in a summit June 7 and June 8 to discuss cybersecurity and regional issues, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. The website reports National Security
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