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
A law signed by President Barack Obama this week will include contract awards to small businesses as part of performance reviews of senior agency officials, the Washington Post reports. J.D. Harrison writes
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The General Services Administration will form a new advisory committee to help formulate new policies regarding travel, the Washington Post reports. Josh Hicks writes the agency will appoint members from the travel
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The Senate has voted to confirm Air Force Lt. Gen. Stanley “Sid” Clarke as the next director of the Air National Guard, the Air Force announced Wednesday. Clarke, a three-decade military veteran
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Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.) will chair a new House subcommittee overseeing procurement and technology functions at agencies, Federal News Radio reports. Jason Miller writes the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee merged
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President Barack Obama signed into law Wednesday the fiscal year 2013 defense authorization bill, which allocates $633 billion in spending, The Hill newspaper reports. Jeremy Herb and Alicia Cohn write the bill
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The U.S. Navy is attempting to install identical information technology architectures on its ships, moving away from an approach that had as many as five basic network architectures, Rear Adm. Jerry Burroughs
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The Senate voted to confirm acting Federal Aviation Administration lead Michael Huerta as the agency’s full-time administrator for a five-year term, ATW Online reports. Huerta, originally nominated to the full-time position in
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The Senate voted unanimously voted late Tuesday night to confirm Mignon Clyburn for a second term at the Federal Communications Commission and Joshua Wright as a new commissioner for the Federal Trade
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The U.S. Army has updated its roadmap with focus on its transitions out of both Iraq and Afghanistan, David Vergun reports for the Army News Service. The Army Capstone Concept, published in
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The House voted late Monday to freeze the salaries of lawmakers and nearly 2 million federal government employees for the rest of fiscal year 2013, the Washington Post reports. Ed O’Keefe writes
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