The Department of Defense, NASA and the General Services Administration have proposed a rule that would prohibit executive agencies from buying certain electronic goods and services that include covered semiconductor products and
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., has said the fiscal year 2016 defense policy bill contains provisions that would overhaul the military acquisition system and allow technology firms from Silicon Valley to help the Defense
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The Senate rejected a public-private cyber data sharing bill Thursday on a 56-40 vote, the National Journal reports. Dustin Volz writes Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., planned to attach the Cybersecurity
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will host a three-day forum in St. Louis starting Sept. 9 to discuss the latest advances in science and technology and their implications for the countryâs national security
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Anne Rung, administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, has said her office plans to release new guidance late in the summer on how agencies can set up their own Buyers Club-type programs over the
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A new survey from Grant Thornton and the Professional Services Council has found many federal chief information and security officers consider cybersecurity as their main concern. PSC said Monday 28 percent of CIOs and CISOs
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Terry Halvorsen, chief information officer at the Defense Department, has started a five-day visit to information technology firms in Silicon Valley and Seattle to promote collaborations with industry through the IT Exchange Program, DoD News
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The Department of Homeland Security has issued a statement citing the possible association of an Interior Department-run shared services data center with a breach that may have exposed records of 4 million current
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Alan Estevez – principal deputy defense for acquisition, technology and logistics –has said he expects the Defense Department to save as much as $15 billion in service contracts through planning and analysis, the Army website reported
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The Defense Department has announced plans to award a total of $67.8 million in research equipment funding to 225 researchers at 111 universities. Army, Navy and Air Force research offices will grant
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The General Services Administrationâs digital services group and the Office of Government-wide Policy have started an online project to measure how U.S. government domains comply with best practices for federal websites. GSAâs 18F
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