Following the House’s approval, President Barack Obama yesterday signed into law a legislation that will provide $26 billion to struggling states by closing tax loopholes that encourage businesses to offshore jobs and
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A plane crash yesterday in southwestern Alaska claimed the lives of five passengers, one of which was former Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska). Among the four others who survived was Sean O’Keefe, EADS
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NASA will be hosting its first Information Technology Summit on Aug. 16-18 at the Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., bringing together government and industry leaders to discuss
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The Department of Defense last week demanded WikiLeaks to return the documents it recently made publicly available and the 15,000 documents it still has in its possession, Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell
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The U.S. Census Bureau announced today it will be returning $1.6 billion in its 2010 Census operations costs. The savings represent 22 percent of 2010 Census costs this fiscal year. “This is
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Letitia A. Long yesterday became the first woman to lead a major U.S. intelligence agency, assuming her position as director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency at a ceremony held in Springfield, Va,
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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates announced today a series of efficiencies initiatives that included several cost-cutting methods in which the department could free up money in its budgets for force structure and
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In its 2009 terrorism report, released last Thursday, the State Department said al-Qaeda’s core membership in Pakistan is “the most formidable terrorist organization targeting the U.S. homeland.” Â Despite “significant setbacks” in 2009,
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In continuation of the Department of Defense’s strive toward financial efficiency, Secretary Robert M. Gates announced yesterday a series of legislative initiatives designed to reduce overhead, duplication and excess in DoD to
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Center for Democracy and Technology Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Ari Schwartz will be leaving his current post to become senior Internet policy adviser at the National Institute of Standards and
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