Sen. Bernie Sanders, a Vermont independent who caucuses with Democrats, will succeed Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) as chairman of the Veterans Affairs Committee when Congress begins its next session in January. Politico
MoreDuring his first visit to Kuwait, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta cited the U.S.-Kuwait partnership as key to working with other partners in the Middle East during contingencies. American Forces Press Service reports
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Navy Cyber Forces will move into a Suffolk, Va. building once occupied by the former Joint Forces Command, with relocation scheduled to start in August 2013. NCF said its mission is to
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The Department of Veterans Affairs is proposing a new regulation in the Federal Register that would increase the number of illnesses connected to traumatic brain injury suffered while in service. The VA
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The White House is asking civilian agencies to give detailed scenarios of cuts they would implement if sequestration takes effect in January, the Washington Post reports. Lisa Rein writes many managers were
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The Office of Management and Budget is asking federal agencies to increase their use of strategic sourcing contracts as part of efforts to manage acquisitions, Fedscoop reports. David Stegon writes Acting Director
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The U.S. economy cannot grow in 2013 unless the White House and Congress reach a compromise to avoid the January fiscal cliff of automatic spending cuts and tax increases, the head of
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The Senate’s version of the fiscal year 2013 defense authorization bill includes a provision to set the maximum amount the government will reimburse a defense company for executive salaries at $231,000, Federal
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Jeh Johnson, general counsel at the Defense Department since 2009, is stepping down from his post at the end of the year to return to private practice, the Washington Post reports. Emily
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Increased use of technology can help the federal government revamp its system for determining whether information should be classified, a government board recommends. According to Network World, the Public Interest Declassification Board
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