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
Marine Corps Sgt. Dakota Meyer, who saved 36 of his fellow soldiers’ lives during an ambush in Afghanistan, was awarded the Medal of Honor Thursday. Meyer received his medal at a White
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Two senators are so concerned the Veterans Affairs Department may not have the funds it needs to handle veterans’ healthcare, that they put it in writing. Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Patty
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Threatened cuts to defense approaching $1 trillion over the next 10 years could add 1 percent to the nation’s unemployment rate, a Defense Department official said Thursday. As part of the debt
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The Senate approved legislation Thursday for $6.9 billion in disaster aid funding until October 2012. However, Reuters reports the bill is unlikely to pass the House, where Republican leaders have insisted the
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The Senate approved legislation Thursday to temporarily extend funding for airport and highway renewal projects, averting a shutdown. By a 92-6 vote, the Senate extended the operating authority of the Federal Aviation
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The final report of the largest government probe into the Gulf of Mexico oil spill lays the majority of blame on BP, holding it responsible for 21 of the 35 contributing causes.
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Closing more than 250 mail processing centers and reducing service standards for First-Class Mail could help save the financially troubled Postal Service more than $3 billion, the corporation said Friday. The Postal
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Federal agencies will aim to cut in half the window in which small business contractors get paid, the White House announced Thursday. Current policy states that contractors must be paid within 30
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A new multi-disciplinary team will aim to quickly respond to human and animal foodborne illness outbreaks, the Food and Drug Administration said Thursday. The FDA Coordinated Outbreak Response and Evaluation Network will
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The Space Shuttle made its final landing in July, leaving NASA to plan for future manned missions. The space agency unveiled the Shuttle’s replacement Wednesday, announcing it is moving forward with the
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