Mike McCord serves as the under secretary of defense (comptroller) / chief financial officer of the U.S. Department of Defense. He serves as the principal staff assistant and adviser to the secretary of
Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper announced that Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity acting director Peter Highnam will become the official director of the DNI-sponsored research program. Clapper said August 30
MoreThe National Institutes of Health has renewed its lease at 6701 and 6707 Democracy Plaza for another 10 years, reports Jeff Clabaugh for the Washington Business Journal. The property is over 356,000
MoreOfficials from the Veterans Affairs Department reveal that the rising volume of complex claims from new veterans is a major factor in the large backlog of compensation and pension claims, reports Rick
MoreThe Department of Health and Human Services announced that medical providers and insurers have until October 1, 2014 to comply with the International Classification of Diseases, 10th edition, NextGov reports. That equates to a
MoreThe Treasury Department wants contractors to seek out more women and minorities to work for their companies, Washington Business Journalreports. Jill Altoro writes the Treasury is planning to add a clause in
MoreThe United States is preparing to construct a new missile defense shield in Southern Japan and possibly South East Asia to suppress missile threats from China and North Korea, reports Malcolm Moore
MoreThe bring your own device guideline due this week by the Office of Management and Budget will include provisions for device reimbursement, Federal Times reports. Under the agency adoptable BYOD guideline, employees are
MoreThe Office of Naval Research has developed a new web based application to track and manage Defense Department studies involving human beings, according to an ONR release. The Protections in Research Oversight
MoreThe White House is contemplating releasing oil reserves to hamper the recent rise in gasoline and energy prices, reports Jeff Mason for Reuters. The Brent crude price is currently $120 per barrel,
MoreSenator John Rockefeller is asking President Obama to use his executive power to protect the nation’s critical infrastructure, Federal Times reports. Rockefeller said that portions of the rejected cybersecurity act that he
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