Army Gen. Joseph Votel, commander of Special Operations Command, has surfaced as the White House’s top choice to succeed Gen. Lloyd Austin as head of U.S. Central Command, Defense One reported Thursday.
MoreDefense Secretary Ashton Carter has said women who meet designated standards will be allowed to fill any military position or occupation by January 2016, DoD News reported Thursday. Cheryl Pellerin writes Carter made the announcement through a
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The First Responder Network Authority currently works to develop a bring-your-own-device policy that covers support for personal devices on the nationwide public safety broadband network. FirstNet said Nov. 23Â its goal is to
MoreThe Congressional Budget Office has estimated the Department of Homeland Security CBRNE Defense Act will cost the Government Accountability Office $1 million in report preparations from 2016 to 2017. H.R. 3875 requires
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Maj. Fernando Lavana, the 80th Total Army School System Training Center commandant, has said the TTC seeks to expand its load in the future with the creation of a new facility, the
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Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said the Defense Department has initiated efforts to promote innovation and attract new talent through the U.S. Digital Service and the Defense Innovation Unit-Experimental program, DoD News reported Wednesday.
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A Deltek report predicts the U.S. government will increase spending on commercial information security products and services by more than 5 percent per year on average from fiscal 2015 to fiscal 2020. Federal
MoreThe Chinese government announced it has arrested the hackers officials believe to be responsible for the Office of Personnel Management‘s database breach in early 2015, The Washington Post reported Wednesday. Ellen Nakashima
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The Department of Homeland Securityâs privacy office has begun its search for new members of the data privacy and integrity advisory committee. DHS said in a Federal Register notice posted Wednesday the
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Republican leaders proposed a spending package bill to their Democrat counterparts Tuesday night as Congress faces a Dec. 11 deadline to keep the government funded, The Hill newspaper reported Wednesday. Mike Lillis
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