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
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has named former National Institute of Standards and Technology head Arati Prabhakar as its new director, according to an agency memo obtained by FedScoop. Prior to her appointment, Prabhakar
MoreAmerican contractors are advocating the loosening of export restrictions on unmanned aerial vehicles to open up foreign markets to the revolutionary aircraft. According to an L.A. Times article, companies such as Northrop
MoreBefore a crowded audience at the American Enterprise Institute, General Keith Alexander, chief of both the National Security Agency and the U.S. Cyber Command, advocated for information sharing legislation between private companies and
MoreThe Treasury Department is aiming for quicker and easier contractor payments with its new Internet Payment Platform, according to Washington Technology. The Federal Register issued a notice on July 9 that new payment
MorePresident Obama has nominated Richard Ginman, the Defense Department‘s procurement and acquisition policy director, to head a panel that will promote transparency in government spending. Federal Times reports the Government Accountability and
MorePresident Barack Obama issued an executive order July 6 that called for the creation of an executive committee for national security and emergency preparedness communications, Federal News Radio reports. The committee will be
MoreNASA has offered a buyout and early-out incentive program to 117 eligible positions at the agencyâs Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., according to an agency email. Agency officials said they
MoreAs part of an $8 billion dollar shift in funds throughout the Defense Department, $1 billion that was supposed to go toward the building up of Afghan National Security Forces will now
MoreIn a statement after his appointment, Morin said that he will be digging in to critical issues such as the space program and energy efficiency issues. Morin also said he will look
MoreAccording to several executives from the defense industry, the possible automatic budget cuts are paralyzing the hiring and investment plans for defense contractors, Reuters reported. In an interview with Reuters July 8,
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