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
James A. Baker, formerly associate general counsel for Bridgewater Associates LP, has joined the FBI as general counsel. Baker served as associate deputy attorney general at the Justice Department from 2009 to 2011
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Maj. Gen. William Crosby will retire as the U.S. Armyâs program executive officer of aviation at the end of January after five years of service, Defense News reported Tuesday. Paul McLeary writes
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The Labor Department has worked toward achieving the agencyâs goals by adopting a “Moneyball” approach to its operations, Nextgov reported Tuesday. Seth Harris, deputy labor secretary and chief operating officer, writes the
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The Northern Virginia Technology Council has outlined its legislative agenda for 2014 asking Virginia policymakers to focus on expanding the stateâs technology development initiatives. The council submitted letters containing its legislative priorities
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Arati Prabhakar, director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, has expressed concern on the cost of performing research in space for national security requirements, the American Forces Press Service reported Monday. Cheryl
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U.S. lawmakers expect to complete the budget package for the fiscal year 2014 next week, Federal Times reported Friday. Sean Reilly writes the nearly $1 trillion general appropriations bill is intended to
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Top Defense Department leaders want to funds for research and development initiatives in the Pentagon’s proposed fiscal year 2015 budget amid plans within the U.S. military to realign funding for other programs, Defense News
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The U.S. Navy started scanning and transferring service treatment records to the Department of Veterans Affairs in December to meet an early 2014 deadline, Nextgov reported Thursday. Bob Brewin writes the Navy awarded
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A technology demonstration by the Defense Department was intended to show ground warfighters could gain access to situational awareness information through mobile devices, GCN reported Thursday. Brian Robinson writes the goal of
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The Department of Veterans Affairs has outlined cybersecurity priorities for areas the VA believes require greater attention in 2014, FedScoop reported Thursday. Dan Verton writes an internal memo from VA Chief Information Officer
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