David Berteau, senior vice president and director of the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ national security program on industry and resources, has been nominated as logistics and materiel readiness assistant secretary with
MoreChief Greening Officer Eleni Reed of the General Services Administration said smart technologies and big data analytics have roles to play in federal efforts to reduce power consumption and energy spending, Nextgov reported Thursday.
MoreFormer Defense Secretary Robert Gates has urged lawmakers balance the national budget and noted his belief that sequestration has negatively impacted national security and military readiness, Military Times reported Thursday. Joe Gould writes
MoreTom Sharpe, commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service, says that the General Services Administration is looking at category management to drive the implementation of a common acquisition platform across government, Federal Times reported Thursday.
MoreSenate Intelligence Committee leaders have appealed to the business community for support on legislation to increase cyber intelligence sharing between government and private organizations, Federal Times reported Thursday. John Bennett writes committee
MoreThe Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will hold a a Proposers’ Day on Nov. 13 to discuss the agency’s Low Resource Languages for Emergent Incidents program and how human language technology could help decipher low-resource languages. DARPA said in
MoreThe U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded Stellar Science a $7.4 million contract to build a computer simulation platform for testing high-powered weapon systems, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Wednesday. John
MoreSen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) stands a chance to take the Senate Armed Services Committee chairmanship if Republicans win the majority seats in the Senate, Breaking Defense reported Thursday. McCain’s support for acquisition reform and cost
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Frank Kendall, undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, is set to meet industry and defense executives on Saturday to discuss the Defense Department‘s acquisition reform bid, Defense News reported Thursday. Paul
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The F-35 Joint Program Office will promote multiyear contracts among foreign aircraft buyers in an effort to reduce costs for the fighter program, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. Doug Cameron writes
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