CBO: Implementation of New DHS NPPD Name Would Not Affect Gov’t Budget
The Congressional Budget Office has said the enactment of a bill to rename the Department of Homeland Security's National Protection and Programs...
Lawmakers Goodlatte, Grassley Raise Legal Concerns Over NTIA’s Internet DNS Oversight Transfer Plan
Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) and Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Virginia) have asked whether the National Telecommunications and Information Administration's plan to transfer oversight of the internet...
FBI, State Dept Join Illegal Diamond Trade & Threat Financing Forum
The FBI and the State Department are helping to lead a global law enforcement forum on diamond trafficking, illegal trade and threat financing...
Nextgov: OPM Hack Affected Victims’ Family Members
The Office of Personnel Management has said the effects of the 2015 data breach extends to the family members and contacts...
HHS to Support Brazilian Research Center’s Zika Vaccine Production Effort
The Department of Health and Human Services has offered financial and technical assistance to Brazil-based Butantan Institute in an effort to help the...
Deborah Lee James: Conflicts on Earth Could Extend to Space
Deborah Lee James Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James has said conflicts on Earth can reach space in the future and...
Defense News: AF Considers UTC’s ACES 5 For F-35 Ejection Seat Replacement
The U.S. Air Force is considering whether to adopt United Technologies' ACES 5 ejection seat for the F-35 fighter jet as a replacement for...
FBI Appoints Joshua Skule Intell Branch Executive Assistant Director
Joshua Skule, former assistant director of the FBI's intelligence directorate, has been appointed executive assistant director for intelligence at the bureau's Washington headquarters. Skule...
House Appropriators Release $52B FY 2017 State & Foreign Operations Bill
The House Appropriations Committee has introduced a new fiscal year 2017 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations bill that would provide $52...
Phaedra Chrousos to Leave Tech Transformation Service Commissioner Post at GSA
Phaedra Chrousos Phaedra Chrousos, commissioner of the General Services Administration‘s Technology Transformation Service organization, is due to leave her current role...