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
House lawmakers introduced a bill Wednesday that ensures military personnel will still be paid even if the federal government defaults, GovExec reports. Rep. Steve King (R-IA), a co-sponsor, introduced H.R. 2496, the
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The State Department must expand its Foreign Service ranks despite pressure for spending cuts, a Foreign Affairs Council report says. The report, released Wednesday, evaluated Secretary Hillary Clintonâs leadership over the past
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Roslyn A. Mazer has been nominated as the inspector general of the Department of Homeland Security, President Barack Obama announced Tuesday. Mazer currently serves as the inspector general of the Office of
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Even if the federal government completely stops discretionary program spending in the second half of fiscal 2011, the savings would not be enough to cover federal debt obligations, FierceGovernment.com reports. The Congressional
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The General Services Administration has invested $28 million into a solar roof for a federal building in Indianapolis, the Indianapolis Star reports. The Major General Emmett J. Bean Federal Center now has
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The Government Printing Office, among other major components, faces major cuts under an appropriations bill that Wednesday moved to the House Rules Committee, FierceGovernmentIT reports. H.R. 2551 would cut the GPOâs funding
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If a House Appropriations Committee bill moves through without big changes, the Treasury Department and other major government agencies could face budget cuts, FierceGovernment reports. H.R. 2434 calls for a 9 percent
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A report from the Institute for Homeland Security Solutions says the suspicious activity reports (SARs) officials rely on to find terrorist activity donât capture the type of information that helped to stop
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The Office of Personnel Management will conduct a comprehensive survey of federal employees for the remainder of July, FederalDaily reports. The agency announced this week it will send its 2011 Federal Employees
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The federal government plans to shutter more than 40 percent of its data centers over the next four years, with 195 centers closing at the end of 2011, the NY Times reports.
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