Pentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall said Wednesday that the military should consider applying the Nunn-McCurdy oversight law used for weapons programs to information technology projects, FCW reported Wednesday. Sean Lyngaas writes that
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Two federal officials have called on Congress to introduce and pass a bill to require businesses to notify consumers when data breaches occur, FedScoop reported Tuesday. Dan Verton writes that Edith Ramirez,
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Christine Fox, acting deputy defense secretary, told lawmakers Tuesday the Pentagon must adjust the pace of military pay increases if the department wants to sustain readiness programs, the American Forces Press Service
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U.S. agency officials appeared before Senate Committee in Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing Monday to discuss the virtual currency known as Bitcoin, Bloomberg reported Monday. Max Raskin writes that Mythili Raman,
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Two lead defense acquisition officials told lawmakers Wednesday they believe the government’s short-term budgeting could heighten the effects of ongoing across-the-board spending cuts on military programs, Federal News Radio reported Friday. Jared Serbu
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In its second week post-recess, Congress has committees scheduled to hold public hearings marking the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. At 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, the House Intelligence Committee is scheduled to
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According to newly released documents from Department of Homeland Security, there have been more than 25,000 security breaches, or seven breaches a day, at U.S. airports since November 2001. The documents were
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