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
The military service branches completed nearly one-third of required competency gap assessments when reducing the Defense Department‘s civilian workforce down to a required cap, the Government Accountability Office found. According to GovExec,
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David Ahern serves as deputy assistant secretary of defense for strategic and tactical systems, working under the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition. Ahern’s office is responsible for portfolio
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Bob Osborn is retiring from his post as chief information officer at the National Nuclear Security Administration, according to Information Week. Fedscoop reports his departure from NNSA is effective Friday. According to
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Michael Locatis, assistant secretary for cybersecurity and communications at Department of Homeland Security, is stepping down from his position as of Friday, GovInfoSecurity reports. Locatis, a former Energy Department chief information officer,
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The Department of Health and Human Services is awarding 11 states $1.5 billion in grants to continue developing health insurance exchanges under the Affordable Care Act, HHS said Thursday. California, Delaware, Iowa,
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Navy Undersecretary Robert Work told a Surface Navy Association symposium audience Thursday it would be the last time he addresses them as undersecretary, Federal News Radio reports. Jared Serbu writes Work announced
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Steven Chabinsky serves as senior vice president of legal affairs and chief risk officer for CrowdStrike, where he advises the company on cyber, legal, privacy and reputation-related issues involving product development and
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Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Larry Spencer and Acting Undersecretary Jamie Morin have ordered a hiring freeze on civilian workers and delay of some purchases ahead of sequestration, Defense News
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The U.S. Army would have to cut 30 percent of its operating costs for Army posts to help meet the cuts required under sequestration, USA Today reports. Tom Vanden Brook reports Army
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President Barack Obama plans to appoint Denis McDonough, deputy national security adviser, to succeed Treasury Secretary nominee Jack Lew as White House chief of staff next week, according to the New York
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