The Office of Personnel Management last week announced a record-setting level of charitable giving by federal employees through the Combined Federal Campaign, amounting to nearly $282.6 million in pledges to nonprofit programs
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Calling veteran care the nation’s “solemn responsibility,” President Barack Obama last week said the Department of Veterans Affairs will start making it easier for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder to get the
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Three two-year colleges in Maryland were among the first community colleges in the country to be named National Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance last month by the National Security Agency
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The Office of Management and Budget released a memorandum earlier this week giving the Department of Homeland Security full responsibility of all civilian agency computer networks. In the memo, OMB Director Peter
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FBI Director Robert S. Mueller, III has named Timothy P. Murphy the new deputy director, a role in which he will be succeeding John S. Pistole who left the agency to service
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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates announced yesterday his recommendation for Marine Corps Gen. James N. Mattis as next commander of U.S. Central Command. Mattis is currently commander of U.S. Joint Forces Command
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The National Security Agency revealed yesterday its plan to unveil a national cybersecurity program called “Perfect Citizen” to asses vulnerabilities and secure critical infrastructures. The surveillance platform plans to detect cyber threats
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The Department of Health and Human Services sent a copy of the final rule of meaningful use requirements Monday to the Office of Management and Budget. The long-awaited definition of meaningful use
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will be providing grants totaling up to $390.5 million to all states, territories and metro areas in an effort to strengthen the nation’s medical
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Boeing announced yesterday it will add to its Network & Space Systems business with the recent acquisition of Narus, a software provider, to help guard against large Internet protocol attacks. According to
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