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
Ash Carter, deputy defense secretary, will step down from his position after four years at the Pentagon Dec. 4, including the past two years in his current role. He led the Pentagon’s
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The Veterans Benefits Administration could furlough more than 10,000 employees if it runs out of money from its mandatory spending accounts, Federal News Radio reported Thursday. Jared Serbu writes these furloughs would come
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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has run out of funds to continue operations and will be forced to close down Thursday until it receives a new appropriations measure. Ninety percent of the NRC’s
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Janet Yellen, vice chairman of the Federal Reserve System‘s board of governors since October 2010, will be nominated chairman of the central bank by President Barack Obama Wednesday, Reuters reports. Mark Felsenthal
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The Defense Department has given the U.S. Army approval to continue a communication modernization program despite the government shutdown and budget cuts, FedScoop reported Monday. Dan Verton writes the Pentagon awarded a a $111
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The federal government’s new cybersecurity guidance in the hands of Office of Management and Budget Sylvia Burwell for a final review, Federal News Radio reported Friday. Jason Miller writes that the new cybersecurity
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The Office of Management and Budget directed federal agencies late Monday night to carry out their plans for shutting down operations as Congress did not pass a continuing resolution by 11:59 p.m.
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Defense Department Comptroller Robert Hale said Friday that the Pentagon will have to furlough half of its nearly 800,000 civilian workers if the federal government shuts down Monday, American Forces Press Service
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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Monday the U.S. plans to maintain its current 28,500-strong force in South Korea despite the Pentagon having to cut at least $500 billion from its budget over the
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Matthew Solomon, deputy chief litigation counsel for the Securities and Exchange Commission‘s enforcement division since 2012, has been promoted to the chief litigation counsel role. He will start his new position next month and
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