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
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., has called on the Government Accountability Office to examine the fiscal impact of the recently concluded partial government shutdown. Warner asked GAO Comptroller General Gene Dodaro in an
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The House Homeland Security Committee is set to vote on a cybersecurity workforce bill aimed at helping the Homeland Security Department combat threats, GovInfoSecurity reported Monday. Eric Chabrow writes that committee will
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is seeking a technology to analyze and measure brain systems for a program to develop therapies for neuropsychological illnesses among veterans and active soldiers. DARPA wants
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued a draft cybersecurity framework intended to act as guidance for service providers to manage cybersecurity risks, Federal News Radio reported Wednesday. Jason Miller
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The Internal Revenue Service has delayed the start of 2014 tax filing season as the agency continues to restart and evaluate its processing systems after the government ended its shutdown. Individual tax returns
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The departments of Agriculture and Energy, as well as the Navy will match private sector investments by pooling $30 million into commercial biofuel technologies in a move aimed at building up the countryâs energy
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The U.S. Army Research Laboratory and Alcoa have teamed up to engineer an aluminum hull for ground combat vehicles with the goal of protecting troops from threats. The team aims to build a
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The Congressional resolution that was recently passed to end the U.S. government shutdown suspends the Defense Departmentâs current acquisition and research programs, Federal Times reported Monday. Citing DoD Comptroller Robert Haleâs statement, Nicole Blake
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Army Secretary John McHugh told reporters Monday in Washington that the branch’s acquisition programs will feel negative effects if mandatory federal spending cuts under sequestration continue, National Defense Magazine reported Monday. Stew
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The second round of federal spending cuts could trim the defense workforce as it will reduce Pentagonâs budget down to $475 billion, Politico reported Monday. Leigh Munsil writes this second round of
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