The Defense Contract Management Agency is in the process of hiring personnel for its network of “centers of excellence” that aim to give procurement and contracting officers guidance on what constitutes as a commercial
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) said the House will vote this month on a repeal of a 3 percent withholding tax on government contracts, Bloomberg reported Monday. The law, scheduled to
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The Federal Reserve System stands ready to take further steps to help aid a fragile U.S. economy, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke told lawmakers Tuesday. Bernanke made the remarks before the Joint Economic
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Hacking attempts on federal agencies have increased 650 percent in the past five years, leaving sensitive data greatly at risk for theft and compromise, according to a Government Accountability Office report released
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The Federal Reserve System is soliciting proposals from developers for a tool that can monitor and analyze comments on social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. In the Fed’s âRequest for
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Keeping costs down is the key challenge for NASA and other space agencies around the world, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said Monday. Bolden addressed top officials of international space agencies at the
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Starting next month, federal workers will be able to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave to address impacts from the deployment of a spouse, child or parent. The Office of
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Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) told the Federal Communications Commission Thursday the public should not pay to retrofit GPS receivers if the FCC approves the proposed LightSquared wireless broadband network. Tests have shown
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New military retirees who have enrolled in the Tricare Prime program after Oct. 1 will begin paying higher annual fees, Defense Department officials announced Friday. As of Saturday, individuals will now pay
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The White House has ordered procurement executives at federal agencies to prepare analyses to ensure they are not duplicating an existing contract before releasing a solicitation. The Office of Federal Procurement Policy
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The Federal Communications Commission has come under fire of late for its new so-called net neutrality regulations, published last week in the Federal Register. This time, rather than criticism of being heavy-handed,
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