Sens. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., and Jack Reed, D-R.I., have announced the Senate Armed Services Committee's intention to conduct an early nomination hearing for David Norquist, a 2019 Wash100 Award recipient and President
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Federal Chief Information Officer Tony Scott has said government agencies spend more than $3 billion on maintenance contracts for information technology products that are nearing retirement and no longer have available spare parts, service or
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Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, has opened a hearing on the role of the Government Publishing Office and its potential impact on market competition, GovExec
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Sylvia Burns, chief information officer at the Interior Department, has acknowledged security issues at her agency after a hack on a DOI-operated data center that stores records of federal employees from the
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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs could start to request bids from industry for a contract to update the agency’s patient scheduling platform within this week, Fedscoop reported Friday. Dan Verton writes
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Two subcommittees of the House Homeland Security Committee held a joint hearing Wednesday to discuss existing federal network security programs and regulations, Federal News Radio reported Wednesday. Jason Miller writes that Larry
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The House Science, Space and Technology Committee heard testimony from government agency officials on Friday about the growing problem of space debris, the American Forces Press Service reported Monday. Karen Parrish writes
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U.S. Chief Information Officer Steven VanRoekel told senators Thursday that IT acquisition reform measures should focus on outcomes rather than just methodology, Nextgov reported Thursday. Rebecca Carroll writes that the Senate Homeland
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David Mahon, vice president and chief security officer at CenturyLink, has called for more public-private initiatives to thwart cyber crime at a hearing before the Senate Appropriations Committee’s homeland security subcommittee. Mahon
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A subcommittee of the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee will hold a hearing on Tuesday to discuss challenges facing government employees, The Washington Post reported Monday. Joe Davidson writes that
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