When the “Apps for the Army” challenge kicked off in March, the U.S. Army expected to receive new software tools for improving how the service works. What resulted from the contest was
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During his confirmation hearing earlier this week, President Barack Obama’s nominee as assistant secretary of defense for health affairs vowed to strengthen the medical system for members of the military and their
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During a Middle Class Task Force meeting last week, Vice President Joe Biden and Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission Jon Leibowitz revealed new rules that protect consumers from unfair practices in
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The legislatively mandated Quadrennial Defense Review Independent Panel addressed the much debated issue of authority over cybersecurity in the federal space in the report released last week to the Department of Defense.
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Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski yesterday announced the appointment of Phoebe Yang as senior adviser to the chairman on broadband, a role in which she will assume responsibility over the management
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The Defense Information Systems Agency last week held its first combined Customer and Industry Forum at National Defense University on Fort Lesley J. McNair in Washington, D.C., bringing together the previously separate
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Department of Homeland Security yesterday announced a series of initiatives to support state and local law enforcement and community groups across America in identifying and diminishing threats to their communities and expanded
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NASA is inviting potential partners to take part in the agency’s Summer of Innovation project to engage middle school students in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) learning activities. Earlier this year,
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The Transportation Security Administration announced yesterday the airline industry has reached a milestone in passenger security – the screening of 100 percent of air cargo on domestic passenger aircraft. To fulfill this
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Before former Director of the Office of Management and Budget Peter Orszag stepped down from his post last Friday, he issued one last memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies.
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