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
President Barack Obama has nominated Navy Rear Adm. William Hilarides as the next commander of the Naval Sea Systems Command in Washington, the Defense Department said Thursday. If confirmed, the 32-year Navy
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Effective Monday, the Defense Finance and Accounting Service is implementing a hiring freeze and reducing funds for travel, training and overtime in an attempt to handle potential sequestration cuts. According to Federal
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Congress should form a new procurement model that pays contractors only when they achieve defined business results, former Virginia Rep. Tom Davis told a House committee Tuesday. The Washington Business Journal reports
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The House voted Wednesday to approve the increase of the federal debt ceiling in an attempt to avoid the previous standoff over the government’s borrowing limit in summer 2011, Reuters reports. David
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Current federal law gives agency chief information officers the flexibility they need to successfully manage projects, the U.S. chief information officer told a House committee Tuesday. According to Fierce Government IT, Steven
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U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk will step down from his position in late February after nearly four years at the helm, Reuters reports. The report lists Lael Brainard, treasury under secretary for
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The General Services Administration has appointed Thomas Sharpe, most recently the Treasury Department‘s senior procurement executive, to serve as commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service. GSA said Sharpe will oversee acquisition and
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The Securities and Exchange Commission has appointed Vincente Martinez to return to the agency as chief of the office of market intelligence within the agency’s enforcement division, effective next month. The agency
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Chief information officers at several agencies are considering buyouts and cutting information technology training budgets as they prepare for cuts to IT spending, Federal Times reports. Nicole Blake Johnson writes the Department
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President Barack Obama would sign legislation to raise the debt ceiling for three months if Congress approves such a bill, White House spokesman Jay Carney said Tuesday, according to USA Today. According
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