Sen. Ron Wyden Asks FBI to Address Limitations of Bureau’s Updated FOIA...
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) has urged the FBI to accept email submissions of Freedom of Information Act requests and address limits on FOIA submissions from the bureau’s portal following a policy change...
View ArticleDoD Names PNNL Policy Adviser Vayl Oxford as DTRA Director
Vayl Oxford, a national security executive policy adviser at the Energy Department‘s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, will assume the director role at the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. The...
View ArticleWhite House Appoints Allison Brigati as GSA Associate Admin for Office of...
Allison Brigati, a former general counsel and director of strategic initiatives at the National Academy of Public Administration, has joined the General Services Administration as associate...
View ArticleDoD Names McKinsey’s Eric Chewning as Deputy Assistant Sec for Industrial Policy
Defense Department Secretary Jim Mattis has selected McKinsey & Co. Partner Eric Chewning as a Senior Executive Service appointee and a deputy assistant secretary at DoD. The department said...
View ArticleNASA Issues New Policy to Advance High-Risk Space Missions
NASA has released a new policy that seeks to streamline management and development processes for research teams that seek to offer investigation proposals for high-risk space projects that cost less...
View ArticleShay Assad: DoD to Reduce Cost, Pricing Data Requirements in New Procurement...
Shay Assad, director of pricing, procurement and acquisition policy at the Defense Department, recently said that the agency will soon release a new policy that would help reduce the lead time for...
View ArticleTreasury Invites Agency CFOs to Enact Proposed Financial Mgmt Initiatives
Bureau of the Fiscal Service Commissioner Kim McCoy has invited chief financial officers at federal agencies to try and put into action any of the 10 initiatives outlined in a publication describing...
View ArticleGSA Launches Accelerated Contracting Process for Startups
The General Services Administration has launched the pilot program for a new service that aims to refine and accelerate the contracting process for startup companies' and federal market entrants'...
View ArticleSenators Raise Concerns About Potential Space Force Cost
Senators on both sides of the aisle are concerned that President Trump's proposal to establish a "Space Force" would add to overhead costs at the Defense Department, The Hill reported Tuesday.
View ArticleSen. Sheldon Whitehouse Submits Proposals to Strengthen US Cybersecurity Posture
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., has recommended that the federal government adopt the “hack back” approach when responding to cyberattacks on critical infrastructure, Washington Post reported Tuesday.
View ArticleDARS Removes DFARS ‘Technical Interchange’ Requirement for IR&D Cost...
The Defense Department's Defense Acquisition Regulations System announced Friday that it was amending Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement subpart 231, removing a subsection requiring major...
View ArticleOMB Director Outlines Efforts to Automate, Simplify Procurement-Related Tasks
Mick Mulvaney, director of the Office of Management and Budget, said in an August 27 memorandum that the OMB plans to use artificial intelligence and automation tools to handle routine procedures,...
View ArticleRobert Wilkie: VA, DoD to Collaborate on EHR System Implementation,...
Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie has said VA will work closely with the Defense Department over the next decade in efforts to deploy and ensure interoperability of their updated...
View ArticleEric Chewning: US, Allies Must Work to Safeguard Defense Industrial Base
Eric Chewning, the deputy assistant secretary for industrial policy at the Defense Department, has said that DoD must collaborate with U.S. allies to establish a "safe space" for cooperation across the...
View ArticleHeather Wilson: Air Force Backs White House’s Space Force Proposal
U.S. Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson has affirmed the service's support for President Donald Trump’s plans to establish a space force and insisted that discussions are necessary to create the...
View ArticleState Dept. Vet Tina Kaidanow Appointed DoD International Cooperation Head
Tina Kaidanow, acting assistant secretary for political-military affairs at the State Department, will join the Defense Department as director of international cooperation, Breaking Defense reported...
View ArticleUSAF Secretary Heather Wilson Stresses Need to Modernize Software Acquisition...
Heather Wilson, secretary of the U.S. Air Force and a 2018 Wash100 awardee, warns the service branch must modernize its software acquisition process to keep up with the technological advances of...
View ArticleGAO Recommends DoD, Navy to Update Requirements for Making Weapons...
The Government Accountability Office has recommended the Defense Department and U.S. Navy issue an updated or new set of guidelines for developing plans to sustain legacy weapon systems.GAO said in a...
View ArticleDoD to Hold Meeting About Performance-Based & Progress Payments
The Defense Department's Defense Acquisition Regulations System plans to host a public meeting on Friday to gather feedback from government and industry professionals regarding proposed revisions to...
View ArticleReport: Cybercom Seeks Acquisition Authority Extension
U.S. Cyber Command seeks a procurement budget increase and sunset date extesion in order to implement multiyear contracting efforts, FCW reported Thursday.
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