Beth Killoran, acting deputy chief information officer of the Department of Health and Human Services, has taken a new role as the department’s CIO. She will lead the department’s efforts to create a cyber-savvy workforce, collaborate
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The Government Accountability Office has urged the Office of Management and Budget to support coordination between federal entities with independent leasing authorities to add information on the government’s portfolio of real property. GAO said in a report published Wednesday
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The Food and Drug Administration has released two draft guidance documents that seek to provide a streamlined oversight process for genomic tests as part of the Precision Medicine Initiative established by the Obama Administration. FDA proposed
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The Justice Department has asked information on law enforcement agencies that are interested to partner on a study that aims to evaluate the use of unmanned aircraft systems in crash scene reconstruction
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President Barack Obama has said Congress needs to allocate funds for Zika prevention efforts within the next two weeks to support the development of vaccines and mosquito abatement tools and aid state emergency response efforts.
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The Government Accountability Office has asked the U.S. Census Bureau to change the bureau’s life-cycle cost estimating process in order to meet GAO’s recommended characteristics for what a cost estimate entails. GAO said Thursday
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The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency will provide geospatial and damage assessment services to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for first responders to use in areas affected by floods across West Virginia. NGA said Friday that it
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Terry Milholland has departed his role as chief technology officer of the Internal Revenue Service as the critical pay authority through which he was hired nears its expiration, FCW reported Friday. Zach
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Space agencies from Poland and China have signed an agreement to cooperate on joint research, monitor and develop new telecommunications systems to spur space cooperation between the two nations, Space News reported Monday.
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C. Dabney O’Riordan — an associate regional director at the Securities and Exchange Commission‘s Los Angeles Regional Office – has been appointed as co-chief of the asset management unit within SEC’s division of enforcement. SEC
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