Michael Locatis, assistant secretary for cybersecurity and communications at Department of Homeland Security, is stepping down from his position as of Friday, GovInfoSecurity reports. Locatis, a former Energy Department chief information officer,
MoreNavy Undersecretary Robert Work told a Surface Navy Association symposium audience Thursday it would be the last time he addresses them as undersecretary, Federal News Radio reports. Jared Serbu writes Work announced
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Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Larry Spencer and Acting Undersecretary Jamie Morin have ordered a hiring freeze on civilian workers and delay of some purchases ahead of sequestration, Defense News
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President Barack Obama plans to appoint Denis McDonough, deputy national security adviser, to succeed Treasury Secretary nominee Jack Lew as White House chief of staff next week, according to the New York
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President Barack Obama will nominate Todd Jones to serve as director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on a permanent basis, Main Justice reports. Elizabeth Murphy writes Jones has
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Interior Secretary Ken Salazar will step down from his position by the end of March to spend more time with his family in Colorado, the Denver Post reports. Allison Sherry writes President
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The U.S. Treasury hit the debt ceiling Dec. 31, 2012 and is running out of avenues to avoid a default, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has told Congress in a letter. According to
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Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano will remain in her post for President Barack Obama’s second term, the Washington Post reports. Citing a White House official, Scott Wilson writes Napolitano could play a
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Deb Fischer, a newly-elected Republican senator from Nebraska, hinted Saturday that Republican lawmakers would push to nullify all defense budget cuts under sequestration. Federal Times reports she said lawmakers should instead focus
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Air Force Secretary Michael Donley and Gen. Mark Welsh, the branch’s chief of staff, highlighted the uncertain budget environment facing the branch during a press conference Thursday. According to American Forces Press
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