A defense policy bill the Senate approved Tuesday contains a provision that would provide the Defense Department a $200 million budget to assess the susceptibility of every Internet-connected weapons system to cyber
MoreBoston City Chief Information Officer Jascha Franklin-Hodge has shared with the General Services Organization‘s 18F unit how a labor category and pricing research tool helps the city gain perspective on the market.
More by Jay Clemens
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley has said the U.S. and its allies need a strong but balanced approach to dealing with Russian aggression, the Army News Service reported Nov. 4.
MoreThe State Department has approved an $80 million sale of 500 AGM-114R Hellfire II semi-active laser missiles to the U.K. as part of the U.S. government’s effort to bolster close air support for
More by Jay Clemens
The Senate passed a $607 billion defense policy bill Tuesday in a 91-3 vote, following the House’s 370-58 approval of the same bill last week, The Hill newspaper reported Tuesday. Jordaine Carney writes
MoreThe Office of Personnel Management has begun its search for a new chief information security officer as part of its cybersecurity efforts, Nextgov reported Tuesday. Aliya Sternstein writes the new CISO will
More by Jane Edwards
The Congressional Budget Office reported the U.S. budget deficit in fiscal year 2015 ended Sept. 30 was approximately $439 billion, below the $483 billion shortfall recorded at the end of fiscal 2014. The FY 2015 shortfall measured
MoreA new report by the IBM Center for the Business of Government says the Defense Departmentâs Better Buying Power program can be implemented across government agencies to advance agile procurement processes, expand partnerships with
More by Jane Edwards
Ian Kalin, chief data officer of the Commerce Department, has said the new Commerce Data Service initiative seeks to apply the department’s data resources toward efforts to drive U.S. technological innovation and competitiveness. Kalin wrote
MorePresident Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have begun talks about a possible increase in U.S. military assistance to Israel from $3 billion annually to up to $5 billion under
More by Jane Edwards