Howard Shelanski, administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, has issued a memorandum that calls for government agencies to further build their collaborations on the distribution of federal statistical information. In
MoreSen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said in an interview Wednesday that his defense acquisition reform efforts work to address his concerns over accountability and “unwarranted optimism” in
MoreThe Office of Personnel Management‘s impact assessment on the recent hacking of its records systems found that 22.1 million federal employees and contractors had their personal information compromised, ABC News reported Thursday.
MoreA Government Accountability Office leader has identified the current cyber challenges facing federal agencies and the governmentwide initiatives that can help them strengthen cybersecurity amid evolving threats in testimony before lawmakers. Gregory Wilshusen, director
MoreThe General Services Administrationâs 18F organization has released the first application programming interface for the Federal Election Commission. 18F said Wednesday it designed the API to help users find candidates and committees. 18F developed the
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A Congressional Budget Office report shows that the U.S. budget deficit reached $314 billion during the first nine months of the federal government’s 2015 fiscal year, down $52 billion from the prior-year
MoreThe Defense Department has established a Silicon Valey-based organization to help DoD reach out to private sector innovators and access modern technologies, FCW reported Wednesday. Defense Innovation Unit Experimental aims to “strengthen
MoreDepartment of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson has urged Congress to authorize the Einstein cyber intrusion and prevention program and also remove what he views as legal barriers remain in the programâs deployment, Nextgov
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The National Military Strategy highlights five major areas in the U.S. efforts to address changes in what Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey calls an “unpredictable” global threat environment, according
MoreFBI Director James Comey has informed Senate Intelligence Committee members that the Islamic State organization has resorted to online platforms to identify and lure potential recruits, especially people based in the U.S.
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