Five bills introduced into the 114th Congress seek to increase public-private information sharing efforts to protect computing systems and data against hackers, according to a Congressional Research Service report. CRS said June
MoreThe Senate on Thursday voted 71-25 to pass a bill that would provide $612 billion in Defense Department funds for the 2016 fiscal year, including an extra $38 billion war budget, The
MoreThe Government Accountability Office reports that changes the Department of Homeland Security has applied to the acquisition strategy of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services‘ Transformation Program have delayed the program and increased
MoreTony Summerlin, acting chief data officer and senior strategic adviser at the Federal Communications Commission, has cautioned against the improper use of big data, Fierce Government IT reported Thursday. Summerlin told participants
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The General Services Administration would face restrictions on construction of new federal buildings under a financial services bill cleared Wednesday by the House Appropriations Committee for fiscal year 2016, Federal News Radio reported
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The government working on new initiatives in shared services, innovation and vendor relationships as part of efforts to change federal information technology spending, FierceGovernmentIT reported Wednesday. Dibya Sarkar writes that Anne Rung, administrator of the Office of Federal
MoreSen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, has highlighted two provisions in the defense authorization bill that aim to reform the Defense Department‘s acquisition practices, the National Journal reported
MoreThe Government Accountability Office estimates that seven federal civilian and military agencies have awarded energy savings performance contracts worth a combined $12.1 billion to private companies during the past 20 fiscal years.
MoreTerry Halvorsen, the Defense Department‘s chief information officer, has said that DoD will introduce measures to hold commanders and staff members accountable for incidents that result from their use of cyber networks, Federal
MoreFederal CIO Tony Scott told audience at a Brocade-sponsored forum held Wednesday in Washington that government agencies must work to prevent the number of security breaches from growing further, Nextgov reported Wednesday.
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