K2 Intelligence announced on Wednesday that Daniel Donovan has joined the company as a senior advisor.
Read More »Lawmakers Revive Push for 3% Federal Worker Pay Raise
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Virginia) and Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) have reintroduced a bill that seeks to increase the salary of federal civilian employees by 3 percent in 2019. The Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act is cosponsored by House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Maryland) and 23 other House lawmakers, according to an article published …
Read More »Christine Lagarde: IMF’s Reform Efforts Need US Backing
Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, has said the organization’s progress on reforming its role in developing countries needs U.S. lawmakers to pass legislation for funding IMF, Reuters reported Sunday. Lagarde spoke Sunday at the China Development Forum in Beijing to discuss the reforms setback in January, when …
Read More »Congressional Group Backs Naval Fleet of at Least 11 Nuclear Aircraft Carriers
The U.S. Navy wants to maintain a fleet of at least 11 nuclear aircraft carriers and 11 members of Congress are backing the request, Military Times reported Tuesday. Christopher Cavas writes that in a letter to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, the lawmakers said Navy’s request to retain 11 operational aircraft carriers won …
Read More »Congress Asks DoD to Detail Cyber Budget
Defense Department officials have been asked by members of Congress to provide more details on the military’s budget for its cyber and special operations, the Federal Times reported Wednesday. Marcus Weisgerber writes the House and Senate appropriations committees want more information in order to form a budget for the Special …
Read More »Report: Congress Receives Proposed UAE Training Deal
The U.S. Marine Corps will train special forces in the United Arab Emirates under a $150 million contract pending congressional approval, Defense News reported Thursday. Awad Mustafa writes the foreign military sales agreement includes training and logistical support for the UAE Presidential Guard on national defense strategies pertaining to counterterrorism, …
Read More »Acquisition, China Sourcing, Surveillance to Define IT Policy Talks in 2014
Lawmakers will be looking to follow through with three key policies on federal information technology acquisition, China sourcing and surveillance in the new year, FCW reported Tuesday. Adam Mazmanian writes that while the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act was scrapped from the defense authorization bill at the last minute and …
Read More »Industry Associations Want Cyber Supply Chain Laws Changed
Several technology and business associations have urged Congress to soften its stance on companies who want to do business with Chinese-owned or subsidized companies, saying current laws may have done more harm than good, Federal News Radio reported Tuesday. Jason Miller writes 14 groups have made the plea for the …
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