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
David Petraeus, the recently retired Army general who served as top commander in both Afghanistan and Iraq, was sworn in Tuesday as director of the CIA. Petraeus becomes the 20th director in
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NASA Chief Technologist Bobby Braun will leave the agency in October to return to Georgia Tech in Atlanta, the agency announced Tuesday. Braun became chief technologist in February 2010 under a two-year
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Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Tuesday she could see a future where air travelers do not have to remove their shoes at security checkpoints. However, the technology to scan shoe-wearing passengers
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In the ten years since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, air travel has become safer but still comes with no guarantees, the head of the Transportation Security Administration said Tuesday. John
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The Postal Service’s financial woes, including massive losses and a warning that it could go broke, have led to calls for reform of the independent corporation. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe told the
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Children attending public schools at military installations will be subject to similar attendance policies at other public schools, the Pentagon’s education agency said Tuesday. The Department of Defense Education Activity is implementing
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Actions to combat al-Qaida have left it less capable but the terrorist network is still planning attacks, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday. The AP reports Panetta spoke with reporters after touring
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The Army is implementing recommendations made by the Department of Defense Inspector General to improve testing and performance of soldier-worn body armor, Armed with Science reported Tuesday. In August, the inspector general
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An estimated $1.5 billion in disaster relief will be needed through fiscal year 2012 to help families and communities affected by Hurricane Irene, the White House’s top budget adviser said Monday. Jack
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Richard Cordray, the nominee to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, will be considered by the Senate Banking Committee Tuesday. Congress returns from its August vacation this week and Cordray’s nomination
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