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
Lt. Col. Mike Andrews, a spokesman for the Department of Defense, said DoD has started implementing the increased progress payment rates for contractors and that the Defense Contract Management Agency has modified about
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Defense Secretary and 2020 Wash100 award winner Mark Esper has named Army Undersecretary James McPherson as acting secretary of the U.S. Navy. McPherson will succeed Thomas Modly, who resigned Tuesday.
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President Trump has issued an executive order to advance international support for the private and public recovery and use of minerals, water and other resources in space.
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The Department of Defense (DoD) has established a new task force led by Dana Deasy, DoD chief information officer and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, to help address teleworking-related challenges amid the
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Army Gen. Stephen Lyons, head of U.S. Transportation Command, said TRANSCOM is exploring ways on how to shift work to Civil Reserve Air Fleet partners in an effort to mitigate the financial impact
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Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee and a three-time Wash100 award winner, has asked the Office of Management and Budget to release a directive that would direct
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Lt. Gen. Loretta Reynolds, deputy commandant for information at the U.S. Marine Corps, told C4ISRNET in an interview published Friday about the service’s concept of “operations in the information environment.” "We don’t
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The Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency will release interim Trusted Internet Connections 3.0 guidance to mitigate network-related challenges as more federal employees telework due to the coronavirus pandemic,
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Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas), ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, on Thursday introduced a bill aimed at expanding acquisition reform efforts in the Department of Defense.
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The Army National Guard has completed the launch of a personnel system designed to help soldiers track their salary, benefits and other personnel actions through their mobile phones, Federal News Network reported Thursday.
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