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 Health Agency is looking to consolidate its technology platforms around information technology through shared services in an effort to achieve goals, Federal News Radio reported Wednesday. Jason Miller writes that
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The Defense Department is planning to upgrade the U.S. nuclear defense system through a 30-year modernization plan, Reuters reported Thursday. David Alexander writes the government is preparing to modernize its 1970s-class nuclear
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The Government Accountability Office has cited complex acquisition processes and weak project planning as among the factors that delayed the General Services Administrationâs telecommunications network transition. Complex procurement processes were associated with
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A fresh federal budget passed into law in December sets a limit on pay for civilian and military contractors working on federal contracts at $487,000 per year, FCW reported Tuesday. Adam Mazmanian
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A new study by the IBM Center for the Business of Government is asking federal agencies to engage the citizens in formulating public policies, GovExec reported Tuesday. Charles Clark writes the IBM
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Michael Osnato Jr., former assistant director of the Securities and Exchange Commissionâs New York regional office since 2010, has been appointed as the SECâs enforcement division unit lead. Osnato will oversee the
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NASA scientists have identified the atmospheres of two planets outside the solar system through the Hubble Space Telescope. The scientists found layers of clouds covering the planets GJ 436b, 36 light-years from
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Research firm Deltek has found that federal agencies collectively awarded $17 billion in cloud computing contracts during the 2013 fiscal year, the Washington Post reported Sunday. Analyst Alex Rossino writes civilian agencies accounted
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The U.S. Air Force and the General Services Administration have inked a memorandum of understanding for the Air Force to apply GSAâs approach to procuring professional services. GSAâs One Acquisition Solution for
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The U.S. Army has selected Fort Gordon, Ga. as the headquarters for Army Cyber Command in an effort to centralize the serviceâs cyber and network operations. Fort Gordon was chosen after the Army determined there
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