Aligning federal acquisition rules to better serve cloud services procurements âis a problem,â according to Steve Cooper, the Federal Aviation Administration‘s acting chief information officer. He spoke on the issue at a
MoreRaytheon and Government Security News honored retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen Monday with the publication’s first-ever award for “Distinguished Leadership and Innovation in Public Safety and Security.” A Raytheon statement calls
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Federal employees who smoke may have to find someplace else, other than their workplace, to smoke if one lawmaker’s idea gets traction on Capitol Hill. Last week, Rep. Susan Davis (D-Calif.) introduced
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January’s infamous snowstorm that paralyzed traffic in the Washington region, with some commuters staying on the road for more than 12 hours, led many in the region to ask how such chaos
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The Defense Department, NASA and the General Services Administration are proposing regulations that would require contractors to complete training that addresses privacy protection, in accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, and
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House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) said the House will vote this month on a repeal of a 3 percent withholding tax on government contracts, Bloomberg reported Monday. The law, scheduled to
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The House approved a temporary funding bill Thursday to keep the federal government running through next Tuesday. The bill passed by a unanimous vote, allowing House lawmakers more time to vote on
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Executives from a failed solar power company that received large loans from the federal government remained silent before a House panel investigating the company. Solyndra CEO Brian Harrison and chief financial officer
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Citizens will soon be able to submit online petitions directly to the White House website, it was announced Thursday. Macon Phillips, White House Director of Digital Strategy, said citizens can be informed
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