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The Defense Department‘s 2015 budget proposal calls for spending cuts and a further reduction in troop levels across all military service branches, the American Forces Press Service reported Monday. Nick Simone writes Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel offered a preview of the defense budget request for the next fiscal year at …

Defense Department officials will see changes in acquisition policy over the coming years as the agency moves to consolidate spending and reduce costs, FCW reported Tuesday. Amber Corrin writes the DoD is expected to reform processes for procuring military weapons, information technology systems and other services, as well as for …

NATO allies are urging a Turkish defense company to halt its $3.44 billion bid to purchase a missile defense system from China, Defense News reported Tuesday. Burak Ege Bekdil writes Aselsan’s plan to buy air defense weapons from China Precision Machinery Import-Export Corp. could harm relationships with some U.S. banks. …

The state of Maine introduced a web-based service that aims to protect business leaders and their organizations against fraud. Maine’s online corporate fraud monitoring platform is designed to monitor registered entities and notify companies of potential fraudulent activity, Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap’s office said Tuesday. Organizations have access …

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency plans to launch a new program that seeks to better manage the explosion of data sets in an attempt to head off potential security issues from legacy systems and inadequate software, the Army Times reported Friday. Ray Locker writes the Pentagon’s initiative, entitled Mining …

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has signed an agreement with the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Interior for information exchange initiatives and cooperation in the measures against transnational crime. The UAE MoI said Saturday Maj. Gen. Mohammed bin Al Awadhi Al Menhali, Abu Dhabi Police director general of operations, …

Federal agencies have won six of the top eight places in the technology innovation award from the American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council, FEDweek reported Monday. The EPA and INDUS Corp. attained the top spot by garnering the most number of votes for its application that was developed …

IBM Corp. has reached an economic development agreement with the state government of New York in a move that aims to maintain technology jobs in the region, The Journal News reported Sunday. Joseph Spector writes the agreement is intended to sustain more than 3,100 high-tech positions in Dutchess County and …

A new MeriTalk report has found that federal agencies are becoming more aware of what big data can do to improve operations, a trend Jim Myers, senior vice president and general manager for cyber solutions at Northrop Grumman, believes is increasing the need for risk management and predictive analysis tools. “Continuous monitoring and …

Graham Plaster is the president and CEO of the Intelligence Community, a network and resource center that seeks to better connect stakeholders in the national security community through networking and other channels, including an exclusive networking site, LinkedIn group, and events. A former U.S. Navy Foreign Area Officer, Plaster also …