The U.S. Defense Department has proposed seven legislative initiatives that seek to simplify rules governing military acquisition and program management, Federal News Radio reported Thursday. Jason Miller writes Frank Kendall, defense undersecretary
MoreThe Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program office seeks public feedback on a draft baseline for hosting and securing high-impact federal information systems in cloud environments, FierceGovernmentIT reported Thursday. Dibya Sarkar writes
MoreA group of military leaders and Senate Armed Services Committee members have given caution about the potential impact to Defense Department programs if sequestration is renewed, Defense News reported Wednesday. John Bennett writes that
MoreDouglas McGovern, director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agencyâs research and development arm, has been appointed to lead the agencyâs newly merged chief information officer and its information technology services functions. The NGA
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The U.S. military is working with International Biometric Group under a $3 million contract to develop a biometric application programming interface that uses “cognitive fingerprints” or behavior patterns for online identity verification, Sky News reported Wednesday.
MoreFederal Chief Technology Officer Megan Smith has highlighted the government’s desire to hire people with a âtechnical quotientâ to help U.S. digital services offices meet demands of the public, Nextgov reported Tuesday. Smith
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The Department of Homeland Security will deploy a biometric identification system for the U.S. Border Patrol that is designed to use iris and facial recognition to verify the identities of individuals who enter the U.S., Nextgov reported Tuesday. Aliya
MoreThe General Services Administration has introduced a new online tool for government agencies to view data on prices paid for governmentwide acquisition contracts. Mary Davie, assistant commissioner at the Federal Acquisition Serviceâs office of
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Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, believes that sequestration will adversely affect U.S. national security efforts and its readiness to address international responsibilities as threats continue to emerge around the world.
MoreThe White House plans to send a $585 billion fiscal year 2016 Defense Department budget proposal to Congress next week, Defense One reported Tuesday. Marcus Weisgerber writes the Obama administration’s defense budget
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