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
The Defense Department is expanding a pilot program to share cyber threat intelligence to help better protect its prime contractors. This comes as the Pentagon continues to investigate a growing number of
More by Ross Wilkers
President Obama and Congress need to communicate a clear vision of what a downsized federal government should look like, according to a report from the Partnership for Public Service. In its 40-page
More by Ross Wilkers
The Senate approved a deal Monday to continue funding the federal government past Friday, the end of the fiscal year, avoiding a government shutdown. The House has scheduled a short session for
More by Ross Wilkers
The federal government paid more than $120 million in benefits annually over the last five years to dead people, according to a watchdog report released Friday. The payments are supposed to go
More by Ross Wilkers
After rejecting a House measure to fund the government past Friday, the end of the fiscal year, the Senate will vote Monday night on a bill of its own. Failure to pass
More by Ross Wilkers
The Defense Department is looking to place a cap on the executive pay of defense contractors, extending the limit from the top five to all positions, according to an All Headline News
More by Ross Wilkers
In a unanimous vote Friday, the Senate confirmed Ashton Carter as the next deputy defense secretary. Carter currently serves as undersecretary of defense, technology and logistics. Carter replaces William Lynn, who announced
More by Ross Wilkers
Executive Mosaic, the parent company of ExecutiveGov and a stable of online news properties geared toward the government-contracting industry, has launched the fall issue of its quarterly print magazine, GovConExec. The latest
More by Ross Wilkers
As promised by Democratic leaders, the Senate has rejected a short-term funding bill that would keep the government running into November. The impasse gives Congress little time to resolve the matter before
More by Ross Wilkers
The Federal Communications Commission voted Tuesday to seek public comment on ways to enable the countryâs 911 system to receive text messages, pictures and videos. The 911 system only supports voice calls,
More by Ross Wilkers