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
Casey Coleman serves as chief information officer at the General Services Administration, where she manages the agencyâs $600 million information technology budget and works to align objectives and priorities. GSA credits Coleman
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The Senate Appropriations Committee defense subcommittee has approved an Air Force request to continue funding for the $391 billion F-35 fighter jet program, FedScoop reported Thursday. Cory Bennett writes that the upper chamber panel’s verdict echoes the
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The NASA Langley Research Center has formed a partnership with the Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing to research and develop new surface engineering technologies and manufacturing systems. As a government member, NASA will
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The Department of Energy and National Renewable Energy Laboratory has opened a $135 million research center in Golden, Colorado that will be used to focus on the development of utility-scale clean energy
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President Barack Obama is six months into his second term as the nation’s commander-in-chief and several of his appointees to key government leadership positions have received the required stamp of approval from
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Michael Froman, the White House’s international economic affairs adviser, was confirmed by the Senate Wednesday as the next U.S. trade representative, Reuters reported Wednesday. Ninety-three senators voted to confirm Froman and
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President Barack Obama has signed a memorandum directing federal agencies to figure out how they can share wireless spectrum with commercial providers, CNET reported Friday. Marguerite Reardon writes that Obama also asked
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A MeriTalk survey says agencies could cut 14 percent from the total federal budget by using big data for projects in areas such as transportation infrastructure, FCW reported Monday. Frank Konkel writes
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Stephen Preston, general counsel at the CIA since 2009, has been appointed to the same position at the Defense Department. Preston served as a partner at WilmerHale prior to joining the CIA
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The Senate Armed Services Committee has rejected the Pentagon’s request Thursday to hold a new round of military base closures due to its high up-front cost, Federal News Radio reports. Jared Serbu
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