Six software providers to the K-12 education sector have voluntarily pledged to incorporate Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency principles into their product development processes. Classlink, Clever, D2L, GG4L, Instructure and PowerSchool signed
The White House has given support to a collaborative effort between the Interactive Advertising Bureau and eight companies aimed at adopting best practices to address online counterfeiting and piracy, Fedscoop reported Monday.
MoreThe Food and Drug Administration wants a digital monitoring tool to help the agency track its social media campaigns and gauge public views on its programs, Nextgov reported Tuesday. Joseph Marks writes
MoreThe Senate confirmed Richard Cordray in a 66-34 vote Tuesday as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, ending a two-year hold on his nomination, Bloomberg reported Wednesday. Carter Dougherty and Cheyenne
MoreDefense Secretary Chuck Hagel has said he will trim the budget of his office and top military chiefs’ headquarters by 20 percent between 2015 and 2019, Reuters reported Tuesday. David Alexander writes
MoreA group of five lawmakers want to end the impasse over approval of a $70 million data consolidation project between the Energy Department and Lockheed Martin, FCW reported Monday. Frank Konkel writes
MoreNorton Schwartz, former chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force, says the goal of the Pentagon’s Air-Sea Battle operational concept is to learn how to operate against warfare based on new
MoreFederal government employment in the region’s suburbs increased 26.7 percent between 1990 and 2013, the Washington Business Journal reported Thursday. Michael Neibauer writes a new report from the city’s chief financial officer
MoreThe Defense Finance and Accounting Service assured that it will continue to process the paychecks of retired, civilian and active-duty military personnel on time despite ongoing mandatory furloughs, GovExec reported Thursday. Kellie
MoreHomeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano will step down as head of DHS to become the next president of the 10-campus University of California system, the Los Angeles Times newspaper reported Friday. Larry
MoreAlmost 50,000 National Guard members nationwide are among the 650,000 military civilian employees who began taking unpaid furlough days this week as a result of the sequestration, USA Today reported Thursday. Gregg
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