Christopher Wright, a fracking executive, received Senate confirmation on Monday as secretary of the Department of Energy in a 59-38 vote. Reuters reported that Wright will be responsible for DOE’s budget of
The White House and Congress are close to reaching an agreement on a potential $450 billion economic relief package that would provide additional funds for small businesses and expand COVID-19 testing efforts,
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Census experts held a telephone briefing to discuss with House Oversight and Reform Committee members the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the 2020 Census and the White House's call for Congress
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Will Roper, the U.S. Air Force’s acquisition executive and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, said the service is seeking new acquisition authorities from Congress that would allow it to shift funds from one
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The Federal Communications Commission issued a draft order that would free up the L-band spectrum to facilitate the deployment of 5G, broadband communications and other wireless services, C4ISRNET reported Thursday.
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Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas), ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, plans to propose the creation of a new fund to fight Chinese activities in the Indio-Pacific region, Defense News reported
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The White House and federal agencies have teamed up with collaborative community Schema.org to ensure that public health updates and related information on the new coronavirus appear on search engine results. Schema.org, which
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Gen. John “Jay” Raymond, chief of space operations for the U.S. Space Force and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, said Russia on Wednesday carried out a direct ascent anti-satellite missile test, C4ISRNET reported
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Jamie Brown, senior director of global government affairs at cybersecurity company Tenable, has been named chairman of the Information Technology Sector Coordinating Council, Nextgov reported Tuesday. Brown said he wants IT SCC
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The General Services Administration has cleared a class deviation from the Federal Acquisition Regulation to allow accelerated payments to small business contractors and subcontractors and comply with a provision of the fiscal 2020
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The General Services Administration has issued a solicitation for a commercial artificial intelligence platform that can support regulatory streamlining efforts. GSA is using the commercial solutions opening method for the procurement action in
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