An omnibus funding bill unveiled by legislators Monday evening includes a measure that provides the Defense Department with a $572 billion budget for the current fiscal year, Defense News reported Monday. John Bennett
MoreThe Labor Department has worked toward achieving the agencyâs goals by adopting a “Moneyball” approach to its operations, Nextgov reported Tuesday. Seth Harris, deputy labor secretary and chief operating officer, writes the
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A consortium led by the Georgia Tech Research Institute has been awarded a $5 million grant from the Energy Department to develop, validate and demonstrate a tool for detecting cyber attacks in
MoreThe Northern Virginia Technology Council has outlined its legislative agenda for 2014 asking Virginia policymakers to focus on expanding the stateâs technology development initiatives. The council submitted letters containing its legislative priorities
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The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation has once again approved the nomination of Terrell McSweeny as the next commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission, Reuters reported Monday. Diane Bartz writes
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The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has enlisted Accenture to install a new electronic payment system intended to accept automatic payment from current SmarTrip cards, Nextgov reported Monday. Bob Brewin writes that
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Arati Prabhakar, director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, has expressed concern on the cost of performing research in space for national security requirements, the American Forces Press Service reported Monday. Cheryl
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Senate and House appropriators released details of a $1.1 trillion spending package deal Monday night and their proposal seeks to restore funding for some domestic programs, Politico reported Monday. David Rogers writes
MoreThe Department of Health and Human Services and the Health Information Trust Alliance will hold a simulated exercise in March to assess healthcare companies’ level of preparedness for cyber attacks, NextGov reported
MoreThe National Defense Industrial Association will analyze potential areas of focus for the government contracting sector for the Defense Department amid that agency’s shrinking budget, The Washington Post reported Friday. Marjorie Censer
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