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
Federal Chief Technology Officer Todd Park and Chief Information Officer Steven VanRoekel will oversee an online repository of government information intended to help federal agencies adopt a new open data policy, Information
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The House passed legislation Thursday that will allow the government to borrow funds to pay bondholders and retirees if Congress does not raise the federal debt ceiling, Reuters reports. Rachelle Younglai writes
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Apple will soon receive the security clearance it needs for the iPhone and iPad to be used within the Pentagon’s networks, Nextgov reports. AÂ Defense Information Systems Agency told Nextgov that Mark Orndoff,
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The U.S. Army‘s deputy chief of staff told Senate lawmakers Tuesday the branch has had to carry out its three-year modernization plan with less money than it expected due to sequestration, the
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Ren Zhengfei, founder and CEO of Chinese telecommunications company Huawei Technologies, has denied claims that his company poses a cybersecurity threat to the U.S., Reuters reported Thursday. Lee Chyen Yee writes Zhengfei
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The Office of Personnel Management, the Office of Management and Budget and the Chief Human Capital Officers Council have launched a new initiative aimed to help agencies change planning, reporting and oversight
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Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter reiterated Tuesday the Pentagon’s request for another Base Realignment and Closure Commission round in an effort to help reduce the department’s budget, GovExec reports. Charles Clark writes
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Some Senate Democrats have begun discussing the proposed East Coast missile shield as if it will happen after North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un’s recent threats, Defense News reports. John Bennett writes Rep.
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Nicole Wong, formerly legal director at Twitter, has been appointed as a senior Internet privacy adviser to President Barack Obama, Nextgov reported Wednesday. Brian Fung writes Wong will report directly to Todd
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A group representing more than 12,000 retired and active FBI agents wants President Barack Obama to nominate House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) to lead the bureau after current Director Robert
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