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 Senate has moved to end debate over a policy bill that would mandate $607 billion in spending for the Defense Department in fiscal year 2014, Defense News reported Wednesday. John Bennett writes the
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Kurt DelBene, formerly president of the Microsoft Office division, has been appointed to lead rehabilitation efforts for the federal health insurance marketplace, CNBC reported Tuesday. Dan Mangan writes DelBene succeeds Jeffrey Zients,
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G2 Solutions has released a new report that predicts the U.S. Air Force and Navy will spend $524.5 billion combined through 2023 on an operational concept known as Air-Sea Battle. The Air-Sea
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The Department of the Navy plans to produce more than 50 percent of its jet fuel for ships from alternative sources by 2020 as part of efforts to achieve renewable energy goals,
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The state government of Massachusetts, universities and technology companies have teamed up to establish an open cloud framework for participants to conduct big data research, GCN reported Monday. Rutrell Yasin writes the
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The Office of Management and Budget has launched an online vote on four finalists in a government competition seeking cost reduction ideas from federal employees, GovExec reported Monday. Tom Shoop writes contestants
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Congress is asking the Energy Department to develop fresh supercomputers over the next 10 years to model nuclear weapons explosions, Nextgov reported Monday. Bob Brewin writes that language in the 2014 National
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The White House will award $100 million in grants for partnerships between local schools, companies and community colleges or universities with the goal of helping students pursue STEM (science, technology, engineering and
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The Energy Department has awarded NuScale Power LLCÂ a project to develop and market small modular reactors in the U.S. as part of efforts to further the governmentâs clean energy initiatives. DOE will
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The Energy Department has issued an $8 billion solicitation in loan guarantees for fossil energy projects intended to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The loan guarantee, mandated under the Energy Policy Act,
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