The Department of Homeland Security has asked Silicon Valley entrepreneurs to participate in a DHS program that aims to employ products and services from the technology hub, Federal Times reported Tuesday. Salvador Rodriguez writes DHS held
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U.S. Army Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti, formerly head of U.S. Forces Korea, has formally taken charge of the U.S. European Command, DoD News reported Tuesday. Lisa Ferdinando writes Scaparrotti succeeds U.S. Air Force
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An estimated 2,000 U.S. Army soldiers will test updates to the service branch’s tactical communications equipment at the two-week Network Integration Evaluation 16.2 event that kicked off Monday. The soldiers from the 1st Armored Division of the Army’s 2nd
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Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work discussed defense cooperation and regional threats in a meeting between the U.S. and Nordic and Baltic countries, DoD News reported Tuesday. Cheryl Pellerin writes the meeting focused on defense cooperation, Russian activities
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Mary Miller, formerly deputy assistant secretary of the U.S. Army for research and technology, has been named principal deputy assistant secretary for research and engineering at the Defense Department’s office of the
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The General Services Administration has created a third service line to help federal agencies identify and acquire tools and platforms to digitally transform their organizations. GSA established the Technology Transformation Service organization to house the agency’s digital
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The General Services Administration‘s 18F digital services organization has introduced an open source tool designed to display contract forecasting opportunities as part of GSA’s effort to help companies do business with the
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The Labor Department has updated the Veterans’ Employment and Training Service’s online portal that works to connect employers with former and transitioning service members and their spouses who are seeking jobs. DOL redesigned Veterans.gov to provide users a
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The U.S. Navy has extended the presence of the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the Arabian Gulf by 30 days as part of an effort to combat the Islamic State
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The U.S. Marine Corps has completed a ground refueling test for the Bell/Boeing-built MV-22B Osprey and Lockheed Martin-built F-35B aircraft Thursday at Edwards Air Force Base in California. Maj. Adam Geitner, F-35 detachment aircraft
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