The Defense Contract Management Agency is in the process of hiring personnel for its network of “centers of excellence” that aim to give procurement and contracting officers guidance on what constitutes as a commercial
Alaska, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Texas and Virginia will host research and test site operators for the Federal Aviation Administration as the agency seeks to further research unmanned aerial systems. Test site operations will continue
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The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the Obama administration will need $355 billion between fiscal years 2014 and 2013 to manage the country’s arsenal of nuclear weapons. That figure is intended to
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A new Department of Veterans Affairs open data website has launched to help the public and developers integrate information into applications and services, the VA’s chief technology officer told Federal News Radio.
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Charles Rothwell has been named the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‘s National Center for Health Statistics, Federal News Radio reported Monday. Michael O’Connell writes that in his
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Raytheon has won a $134.4 million contract to design a communication system for command and control of nuclear-armed bombers for the U.S. Air Force, Defense News reported Tuesday. Michael Peck writes the
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The White House has picked 102 federal researchers, including five from NASA, to receive its highest honor for scientists and engineers who are at the start of their research careers. The recipients
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The Defense and Homeland Security departments have partnered with the private sector to develop open source software unmanned aerial vehicles, Defense News reported Dec. 23. Michael Peck writes that the facility for the Open
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Alejandro Mayorkas, current director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, was confirmed Friday as deputy homeland security secretary in a 54-41 vote, the Los Angeles Times reports. Brian Bennett writes Mayorkas has led USCIS
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John Koskinen, a former chairman of Freddie Mac and city administrator for Washington, D.C., was confirmed by the Senate in a 59-36 vote Thursday to become the next Internal Revenue Service commissioner,
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The Senate voted 78-16 on Monday to confirm former Pentagon General Counsel Jeh Johnson as the next homeland security secretary, CNN reported Monday. Ted Barrett writes that Johnson will become the fourth person to
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