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 House Homeland Security Committee has passed a bill seeking to safeguard critical infrastructure and implement new information-sharing systems, FCW reported Wednesday. Amber Corrin writes the bill also wants to require evaluations
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The U.S. Army is considering forming fresh cyber protection teams within the National Guard to work with the U.S. Cyber Command in defending the U.S. against threats, Breaking Defense reported Wednesday. Sydney
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Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has discussed immigration reform measures with Reps. Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) and Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) behind closed doors, Politico reported Monday. Jake Sherman writes representatives of the Obama administration
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The Agriculture Department is investing nearly $16 million in telecommunications equipment in an effort to help rural areas in the U.S. gain access to education, open job opportunities and build up healthcare services.
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has resumed its hiring and training programs after a long freeze due to sequestration, GovExec reported Friday. Eric Katz writes Kathy Sullivan, acting NOAA administrator, attributed
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The Internal Revenue Service has dismissed plans for employee furloughs in 2014 as the agency is set to receive $11.3 billion in funding, the same appropriations level it got last year, Federal
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The Obama administration is planning to introduce a new retirement account for the U.S. workers, CNN reported Thursday. Melanie Hicken writes President Barack Obama inked a presidential memo during his State of
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The Department of Homeland Security is set to implement a voluntary program for contractors to bolster computer and network security infrastructures under President Barack Obama’s cyber executive order, Federal News Radio reported Friday.
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Carl Ghattas, formerly a deputy assistant director in the Directorate of Intelligence at FBI Headquarters, has been named counterterrorism division lead at FBIâs Washington office. Ghattas served as chief of the strategic
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President Barack Obama called for increasing investments in and emphasis on STEM (science, technology engineering and math) education in his State of the Union address on Tuesday, Nextgov reported Wednesday. Brittany Ballenstedt
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