The prevalence of pandemic relief fraud is driving federal information technology leaders to look for ideas across agencies to protect IT systems and public programs from fraud, Federal News Network reported Wednesday.
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A Congressional Budget Office report estimates that the U.S. Navy’s total budget would increase to approximately $290 billion by 2052, up from the current $220 billion, as the fleet size expands to
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The Department of Justice and Department of Commerce have formed a combined unit tasked with protecting critical technologies from being acquired or used by foreign adversaries for mass surveillance, military weapons development and other
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The National Science Foundation has unveiled a $60 million program to support academic institutions in translating science and engineering research ideas into new products and services with societal and economic impacts. NSF
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The Office of Management and Budget has issued proposed guidance to advance and maximize the use of U.S.-manufactured construction materials in federally funded infrastructure projects. OMB is also proposing standards to ensure
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President Joe Biden urged Congress to pass measures to strengthen U.S. antitrust law as part of efforts to improve competition in the technology industry, The Verge reported Wednesday. “Pass bipartisan legislation to
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Farooq Mitha, director of the office of small business programs at the Department of Defense, said small companies and their innovative technologies could enable the U.S. to maintain a military edge in
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Jerome Powell, chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, said inflation has started to ease but the process would take time and warned that the Fed could continue
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The Department of Defense is facing requirements from Congress to justify its use of Section 804 Mid-Tier Acquisition and other authorities that seek to simplify the procurement process to rapidly deploy military
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The Department of Defense’s office of the undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment has released a memorandum calling on DOD components to achieve small business objectives through the adoption of category management best
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