Carl Wright, executive vice president of in-memory SQL database specialist MemSQL, says federal agencies should adopt new information technology platforms for data analysis in real-time in order to speed up public service
MoreThe Defense Department is planning to upgrade the U.S. nuclear defense system through a 30-year modernization plan, Reuters reported Thursday. David Alexander writes the government is preparing to modernize its 1970s-class nuclear
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The Defense Department has started a program to track the emergence of disruptive technologies from around the world, the Military Times reported Wednesday. Ray Locker writes the Technology Watch/Horizon Scanning initiative will
MoreThe Government Accountability Office has cited complex acquisition processes and weak project planning as among the factors that delayed the General Services Administrationâs telecommunications network transition. Complex procurement processes were associated with
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A fresh federal budget passed into law in December sets a limit on pay for civilian and military contractors working on federal contracts at $487,000 per year, FCW reported Tuesday. Adam Mazmanian
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A new study by the IBM Center for the Business of Government is asking federal agencies to engage the citizens in formulating public policies, GovExec reported Tuesday. Charles Clark writes the IBM
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Outgoing Defense Policy Undersecretary James Miller said Tuesday that the U.S.’ effort to transition full security responsibility in Afghanistan to domestic troops there will finish this year as a bilateral security agreement
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The U.S. Army‘s top uniformed officer told a National Press Club audience in Washington Tuesday that the Army will likely not get back to a state of full readiness until 2020 because
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Denise Turner Roth, an 18-year public service veteran and former city manager for Greensboro, N.C., has joined the General Services Administration as deputy administrator and will succeed the retiring Susan Brita on
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John Koskinen, commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, has vowed to help the agency bolster its relationship with the public by implementing a transparent process for collecting taxes, GovExec reported Monday. âMy
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