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
The federal Chief Information Officers Council is consolidating five of its committees into three as part of a reorganization strategy, Federal News Radio reported Wednesday. Jason Miller writes the council will also
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Retired U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis has joined the Hoover Institution as a full-time Annenberg Distinguished Visiting Fellow, where he will focus on national security and foreign policy issues. The nearly
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The Department of Veterans Affairs will spend $500 million in 2013 on telemedicine programs intended for 8 million veterans, Federal News Radio reported Friday. Jason Miller writes that VA Health Undersecretary Robert
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The New York City Fire Department uses a new analytics and database system to store information collected during inspections to identify buildings that are potential fire risks, GCN reported Thursday. Rutrell Yasin
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The U.S. Coast Guard has moved into its new headquarters in Washington, DC Monday, as part of the first phase of the Department of Homeland Security‘s headquarters consolidation plan, Fierce Government IT
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A Pentagon spokesman announced Tuesday that the department has not reached a decision yet to reduce the remaining number of furlough days for civilian personnel for fiscal 2013, The Washington Post reports
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The Pentagon’s lead acquisition official Frank Kendall and officials in Japan are meeting Thursday to discuss the arms export guidelines that Japanese defense contractors follow, Reuters reports Wednesday. Tim Kelly writes that
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According to cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, a recent attack carried out through Gmail accounts of three White House personnel might have originated from a hacker organization from Turkey, NextGov reports Tuesday. Aliya Sternstein
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Representatives from Israel and Palestine are scheduled to meet  in Washington D.C. for a two-day discussion on the framework needed for full-on peace negotiations, The Washington Post reports Monday. William Booth writes
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Martin Indyk is expected to be named the next U.S. envoy for Middle East peace, Reuters reported Sunday. Arshad Mohammed writes that sources said Indyk, a former U.S. ambassador to Israel, is
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