After a close Senate vote, former IBM executive Troy Edgar has been confirmed as deputy secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. DHS said Thursday the final vote tallied at 53-43 and Edgar
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By Cecil Dildine, senior program director at Electrosoft Few things get the attention of federal agency leaders faster than news of an upcoming IT audit. All federal defense and civilian agencies must
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President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to establish a U.S. Digital Asset Stockpile and a strategic reserve that will treat bitcoin as a reserve asset. The EO came days after
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Larry Allen, a seasoned government contracting professional with extensive knowledge of procurement policies, supply chain management and regulatory compliance, has been named associate administrator of the Office of Government-wide Policy in the General Services
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Client Solution Architects will continue providing services to the Commander, Navy Installations Command, or CNIC, under a new recompete task order for Tier II of the command’s Next Generation Information Technology Support
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NASA is soliciting proposals from private contractors capable of operating the International Space Station’s Astrobee robotic system. The solicitation seeks a commercial partner to run the system’s three cube-shaped robots, including their
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Chris Scolese, director of the National Reconnaissance Office and a five-time Wash100 awardee, said the government and industry should leverage the potential of the architecture and other capabilities NRO has deployed in
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The U.S. Air Force and Northrop Grumman have conducted a demonstration of the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile, or ICBM, stage-one solid rocket motor on Thursday at the company’s facility in Promontory, Utah. Modernizing ICBM
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence has announced the nine organizations who will participate in a project seeking to address challenges associated with DevOps and software
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President Donald Trump said the U.S military is attracting more recruits following the start of his second administration in January. According to Trump, his executive order ending diversity, equity and inclusion programs
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