Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich.) is discussing a possible bipartisan method to avert budget cuts under sequestration with John McCain (R-Ariz.) and others, Levin told reporters Tuesday. The Hill
MoreFederal funding for state and local homeland security programs in Virginia has gone down nearly 35 percent since 2008, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reports. Michael Martz reports the state received $13.1 million in
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Pierre Chao is a co-founder and managing partner of Renaissance Strategic Advisors, which provides corporate strategy and transaction advisory services to clients in the aerospace, defense, space, government services, homeland security and
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Senator John McCain wrote in a blog post that many defense contractors believe that the impending sequestration could lead to serious problems both in national security and employment rates. McCain, together with Senators
MoreThe National Institutes of Health has appointed Mary Armstead associate director of the agency’s office of acquisition and management, effective Oct. 1, Federal News Radio reports. Tom Temin writes she will report
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Jeff Zients, Office of Management and Budget‘s acting director, said last Friday during the quarterly President’s Management Advisory Board meeting that the administrationâs strategic sourcing strategy may become mandatory, according to Federal
MoreAs the 23rd Commandant of the Coast Guard, retired Adm. Thad Allen served as the branch’s highest-ranking member from 2006 to 2010. The 39-year Coast Guard veteran currently serves as a senior
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The Agriculture Department will fund up to $269 million in loans for smart grid projects in 10 states, the department announced Friday. USDA’s goal for the initiative was $250 million, Secretary Tom
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Bill Hoagland, vice president of public policy at CIGNA Corp., shared his insight on the impact of sequestration during Government Executiveâs Excellence in Government conference in Washington last Thursday, reports Kellie Lunney
MoreThe White House has failed to comply with a bill that asks for detailed information on how it plans to implement sequestration, Federal Times reports. The White House told Federal Times that
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