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. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) told an audience of National Institutes of Health workers Friday in Bethesda, Md. that their agency could see 100,000 lost jobs from the agency and businesses that work
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The White House is preparing to send its proposed fiscal year 2014 budget to Congress on March 25 with initial top line figures coming in the middle of the month, Defense News
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The Department of Homeland Security may have to furlough nearly 1,000 Secret Service personnel if sequestration cuts kick in March 1, the Washington Times reports. Sara Carter writes agents, officers and other
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House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) wants to re-introduce cybersecurity legislation as soon as this week that originally passed through the House last spring, he told CBS News Sunday. Rogers told
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David Aguilar, head of Customs and Border Protection, will retire at the end of March after a three-year term as the agency’s acting chief and a 31-year career with U.S. border agencies.
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Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford officially took command of NATO and U.S. forces in Afghanistan at a Sunday ceremony in Kabul, American Forces Press Service reports. Dunford succeeds Marine Corps Gen. John
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President Barack Obama has nominated Marilyn Tavenner for a second time as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, an agency she has led on an acting basis since 2011.
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The Energy Department is informing its employees that furloughs may be a possibility if the across-the-board cuts under sequestration start March 1, The Hill newspaper reports. Citing a Bloomberg BNA report, Zack
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A watchdog organization has found the federal government misreported $1.55 trillion in grants during fiscal year 2011, an increase over the nearly $1.3 trillion for fiscal 2010. According to Federal Computer Week,
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The Office of Personnel Management has put a hold on new final reviews of candidates for the Senior Executive Service, GovExec reports. Kellie Lunney writes OPM will continue to process final case
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