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 of Representatives has approved legislation expanding the chief information officersâ role in overseeing information technology investments as the government seeks to eliminate duplicated spending, FedScoop reported Friday. Cory Bennett writes
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The Defense Departmentâs lead acquisition official believes the agency could increase the Lockheed Martin F-35 aircraft production rates starting in fiscal year 2015, Flightglobal reported Friday. Dave Majumdar writes such a plan
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The Government Accountability Office has evaluated the Office of Management and Budgetâs information technology projects against its goals and found the agency lagging behind budgetary and deadline targets, Nextgov.com reported Thursday. Joseph
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has begun developing cloud-based services intended to secure the militaryâs operations during cyber attacks, Defense Systems reported Wednesday. John Edwards writes the mission-oriented resilient cloud program
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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told a Senate subcommittee that government contractors will shoulder some of the burdens of sequestration as federal employees continue to experience furloughs, Federal News Radio reported Wednesday. Jared
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Military forces from Japan and the U.S. will conduct a joint training exercise over the next two weeks on the southern coast of California, aiming to bolster marine attack capabilities, the Straits
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The General Services Administration has signed a 15-year lease for a new headquarters in Alexandria, Va. for the National Science Foundation, the Washington Business Journal reported Friday. Rebecca Cooper writes the 660,848
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The U.S. has started negotiations with the European Union and China over a resolution to disagreements over solar trade, Reuters reported Thursday. Doug Palmer writes Mike Froman, international economic affairs adviser to
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The House Armed Services Committee has approved a bill allocating a $552.1 billion budget for Defense Department to spend in fiscal year 2014, the Defense News reported Wednesday. John Bennett writes the
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Susan Rice, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, has been appointed to succeed Tom Donilon as national security adviser to President Barack Obama, the New York Times reported Wednesday. Citing White House
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