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
Rep. Buck McKeon has chaired the House Armed Services Committee since January 2011 after first becoming ranking member in 2009. The California Republican leads a committee responsible for overseeing the Defense Department
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The Justice Department will freeze hiring and implement other cost-cutting measures to avoid furloughs of prosecutors and law enforcement officers under sequestration, Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday. Holder informed employees in
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The Senate unanimously voted Wednesday to confirm Sylvia Burwell as director of the Office of Management and Budget, nearly a month after President Barack Obama nominated her to the post. Burwell will
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ExecutiveGov has taken another step as the key source for the government executive’s perspective on events affecting the public and private sectors, following the leaders who drive legislation and policies that affect
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The U.S. Army risks losing at least 100,000 soldiers on top of reductions if sequestration occurs over the full 10-year period, two of the branch’s lead officials told lawmakers Tuesday. Gen. Ray
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The Defense Department has updated the roles and responsibilities of its chief information officer to include cybersecurity, transferring to the CIO duties formerly held by the assistant secretary for networks and information
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The U.S. Defense Department has signed an agreement with its counterpart in Australia to share space situational awareness data, where the two countries will work together on launch support and to plan
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The White House is considering actions trade sanctions, indictments in U.S. courts and several cyber defense and offensive measures aimed at countering cyber attacks alleged to have come from China. Tensions rose
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The Defense Department‘s budget proposal for fiscal year 2014 includes $4.7 billion for cyber warfare and offense capabilities, with much of the money set aside for developing offensive capabilities. The Pentagon requested
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The Federal Aviation Administration started to furlough its 13,000 air traffic controllers and 47,000 total employees over the weekend and two the country’s largest airports saw flight delays as a result. Furloughs
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