Democratic leaders in the Senate will push to nullify sequestration cuts in December as part of a mini-omnibus spending bill that would fund the government for fiscal year 2014, Defense News reported Monday.
MoreThe U.S. House of Representatives could vote on legislation to raise the government’s borrowing authority above the $16.7 trillion cap as early as Friday, Republican leadership aids told Reuters. A Reuters article
MoreFederal agencies could reduce their information technology workforces in 2014 amid governmentwide budget cuts, cloud computing migrations and program consolidation initiatives, Federal Times reported Monday. Andy Medici writes many agencies have cloud-based
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has kicked off a competition that challenges participants to develop software-based radios capable of operating in adverse spectrum environments. Eighteen teams from across the country demonstrated prototype
MoreDeputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter has told employees in a memo that many civilian workers would be temporarily furloughed in the event of a government shutdown, the American Forces Press Service reported Monday. Jim
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The Office of Management and Budget is reducing the number of rules that govern agencies’ financial systems in order to give them more control over how to update the systems, Federal News Radio
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The U.S. Army is set to unveil a new camouflage pattern which will likely be phased in next year, according to what Sergeant Major Raymond Chandler told a group of troops, which Military Times then
MoreNorth Korea probably test-fired a rocket engine in August and satellite imagery indicates the country could have a second- or third-stage rocket under development, according to a 38 North analysis published Monday.
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The high probability of a government shutdown if Congress and the White House do not reach a funding deal has contractors preparing for potential ramifications on on their businesses, Â Politico reported Monday.
MoreTwo chairman of House Science, Space and Technology subcommittees are questioning the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration‘s plan to use data from two Chinese satellites to produce weather forecasts, FCW reported Friday. Frank Konkel writes Environment
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