President Barack Obama has nominated Vice Adm. Dixon Smith as deputy chief of naval operations for fleet and readiness at the U.S. Navy and Rear Adm. Mary Jackson as commander of the Navy Installations
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has initiated a program to develop approaches for fixing software flaws by using big data analytics principles, GCN reported Monday. DARPA intends for the Mining and
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The General Services Administration has introduced a new Web-based tool for government agencies to build and manage crowd-sourcing contests, GCN reported Friday. Mike Cipriano writes the WordPress-based ideation platform is intended to
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Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson will discuss the Obama administrationâs new set of deportation policies with immigration advocacy groups on Tuesday, Politico reported Friday. Seung Min Kim writes the meeting is intended to
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The U.S. Federal Reserve could raise interest rates in the following spring after a potential end of its asset purchase program in the fall, Reuters reported Thursday. Ann Saphir and Krista Hughes
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The General Services Administration has formed a team of developers tasked with developing online services for government agencies, FCW reported Wednesday. Adam Mazmanian writes Dave McClure, associate administrator of GSA’s Office of
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Intel Corp. will host three “hackathon” events as part of efforts to help further the governmentâs climate data initiative. The company and its local partners plan to sponsor engineering and computer science
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The National Institute for Standards and Technology has requested $18.8 million in funding for a research initiative intended to address cyber-physical system threats, Fierce Government reported Monday. David Perera writes that NIST
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New legislation being introduced by Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.) is proposing to slash more than 115,000 civilian jobs in the Defense Department, Federal Times reported Monday. Andy Medici writes the Rebalance for
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The Pentagon is looking for private sector professionals who can work to help the federal government administer and protect its cyber infrastructure, Nextgov reported Monday. Aliya Sternstein writes the Defense Advanced Research Projects
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A Department of Health and Human Services-funded study has indicated that grantees of a $116 million training program have fulfilled requirements of the health information technology sector, Federal Times reported March 11.
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