U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has said the ongoing tension between China and its neighboring countries over disputed islands could have a destabilizing effect on the Asia-Pacific region, BBC reported Saturday. Hagel
MoreCyberattacks against federal agencies in 2013 have increased by 32 percent from the previous year, Washington Business Journal reported Friday. Citing figures from Department of Homeland Securityâs Computer Emergency Readiness Team, Jill
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Sonny Hashmi has been named permanent chief information officer at the General Services Administration after four months in the acting CIO role, Fedscoop reported Saturday. âIâm extremely humbled and honored to have
MoreThe White House continues to push for increased transparency in the military, an initiative the Pentagon says has the support of lawmakers and government agencies, the Military Times reported Sunday. Brian Everstine
MoreWhite House Press Secretary Jay Carney will leave his role in July and Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest will take over as lead spokesperson, GovExec reported Friday. Carney’s three-year tenure as press secretary is
MoreGeneral Atomics and Kazakhstan Engineering have inked a memorandum of understanding on the in-country testing and evaluation of the General Atomics Predator XP unmanned aerial vehicle, IHS Jane’s 360 reported Wednesday. Under the MOU with Kazakhstan’s state-owned
MoreU.S. Chamber of Commerce President Thomas Donohue has highlighted economic reform efforts in Cuba to drive investment growth and boost the country’s relations with the U.S., Reuters reported Thursday. “The more Cuba can
MoreThe U.S. Postal Service is mulling over changes to its employee retirement benefits setup in a move to reduce costs by adopting private sector-like standards, Fedscoop reported Thursday. Jake Williams writes two
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Sloan Gibson, deputy veterans affairs secretary for nearly three months, will take over leadership of the VA on an acting basis following the resignation of Secretary Eric Shinseki, President Barack Obama announced
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Rob Carey, formerly principal deputy chief information officer at the Defense Department, believes that government agencies must continue investing in cybersecurity and information assurance as the threat landscape gets more complex, Federal
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