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
AÂ NASA division is overseeing nearly 20 projects intended to address the agency’s information technology issues such as infrastructure collaboration, remote access and personal device use at work, Fedscoop reported Tuesday. Scott Maucione
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The Defense Department has hired mobile security company Fixmo to develop a mobile device management platform for Pentagon staff to access email and calendar activities and browse the Internet using Google Android
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A Pew Charitable Trusts study indicates that financial assistance from U.S. states helped some cities rebound from the recession that occurred from 2007 to 2009, Reuters reported Monday. Lisa Lambert writes Portland,
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Officials from the Office of Management and Budget and Treasury Department said the U.S. government is creating new programs with a goal of addressing address accounting and financial management requirements, Federal Times reported
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Senate Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) wants both a one-year and a two-year framework to replace sequestration cuts, Federal News Radio reported Nov. 8. Jack Moore writes she brought up her
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An Army commander believes that a policy change to move network defense functions into a cloud environment during the Network Integration Evaluation exercise may have reduced control, Nextgov reported Friday. Col. Thomas
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Beth McGrath, deputy chief management officer at the Defense Department for three years, will retire from the Pentagon at the end of this month after a 25-year career there, FCW reports. Amber
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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Merit Systems Protection Board are two examples of federal agencies that are working to examine the issues and benefits of adopting a bring-your-own-device program,
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U.S. and Romanian defense leaders, as well as NATO officials helped break ground on a new missile defense complex in Romania Oct. 28 that is scheduled to become operational by the end
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Former United Nations Ambassador John Bolton has announced that he will start a political action committee aimed at pressing 2014 midterm election candidates on foreign policy issues, Politico reported Nov. 3. Maggie
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