The U.S. Marine Corps will launch a competition that seeks to encourage Marines to develop mobile phone applications that can help them monitor their quality of life, physical fitness and warfighting capacity, Marine Corps
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Jeh Johnson, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, has highlighted DHS’ commitment to help keep communities safe during a speech at the first annual conference of the Middle Eastern Law Enforcement Officers Association
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The Defense Information Systems Agency has extended the contract ceiling for its milCloud 2.0 private cloud platform from $92 million to $498 million, Federal News Radio reported Thursday. John Hale, DISA’s cloud portfolio chief,
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The Office of Management and Budget has partnered with the General Services Administration’s Office of Government-wide Policy to help agencies implement strategies to consolidate and modernize their data centers. OGP will serve as
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The Congressional Budget Office has said sequestration is not required because appropriations for both defense and nondefense programs for fiscal year 2016 do not exceed the caps on discretionary budget authority. CBO said in
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Army Secretary Eric Fanning has signed a directive that aims to establish new policies for the service branch to retain high-performing noncommissioned officers. The U.S. Army said Friday the “Retaining a Quality Noncommissioned Officer Corps”
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The Federal Aviation Administration plans to open a new center of excellence that will facilitate research and development of training methods for air traffic controllers, aviation safety inspectors, engineers, pilots and technicians. FAA said Friday it
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NAS and the Associates Research Foundation will lead a group in charge of a new fire shelter design that uses standard aerospace materials, KSAZ-TV in Flagstaff, Arizona reported Saturday. Linda Williams writes NASA researcher Steve Miller
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The Department of Health and Human Services has declared a public health emergency in Puerto Rico in an effort to address the risk posed by Zika virus to pregnant women in the U.S. territory.
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Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson has said the U.S. Navy should advance rapid prototyping and experimentation efforts in its fleet of ships in an effort to immediately address risks amid budget concerns
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