President Barack Obama is set to nominate John Conger, assistant deputy defense undersecretary for installations and environment, to the deputy comptroller role at the Defense Department. Conger has held his current position since 2009
MoreMichael Johnson, formerly assistant director for intelligence programs at the Office of Science and Technology Policy, has been selected as the Energy Departmentâs new chief information officer, Nextgov reported Wednesday. Frank Konkel
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The Congressional Budget Office estimates the U.S. government will be at risk of defaulting on its debt sometime between October and November 2015 unless lawmakers strike a new debt-ceiling agreement. CBO said
MoreDefense Secretary Ashton Carter and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey visited Capitol Hill this week to discuss the potential impact of sequestration on U.S. military readiness with Senate lawmakers, DoD News reported Tuesday.
MoreNiall Brennan serves as chief data officer at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and as director of the agency’s enterprise data and analytics office. In this role, he leads data
MoreThe Office of Management and Budget has indicated that government agencies reported a 15-percent increase in information security incidents in 2014 as they gain more insight into their networks, Federal News Radio reported Monday.
MorePeter Levine, a former staff director in the Senate Armed Services Committee, has been nominated to serve as the Defense Department‘s next deputy chief management officer, FCW reported Tuesday. Sean Lyngaas writes
MoreThe U.S. Navy has begun a study to analyze the melting of Arctic’s ice sheet as the military service looks to increase its presence in the region, DoD Buzz reported Monday. Kris
MoreAdm. Michael Rogers has outlined his views on U.S. cyber capabilities, particularly in utilizing cyber tools for both defensive and offensive action and for tracking down the Islamic State group, DoD News reported Monday. Cheryl
MoreThe House voted 257-167 Tuesday to pass legislation that funds the Department of Homeland Security through the rest of the current 2015 fiscal year that will go to the White House for signature
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