The Office of Management and Budget has released a memorandum to provide agencies with fiscal year 2025 reporting guidance and deadlines in compliance with the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014,
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley has visited Beijing to brief the Chinese People’s Liberation Army on the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. Gordon Lubold writes
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The Congressional Budget Office has said sequestration is not required because appropriations for both defense and nondefense programs for fiscal year 2016 do not exceed the caps on discretionary budget authority. CBO said in
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The Department of Health and Human Services has declared a public health emergency in Puerto Rico in an effort to address the risk posed by Zika virus to pregnant women in the U.S. territory.
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Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson has said the U.S. Navy should advance rapid prototyping and experimentation efforts in its fleet of ships in an effort to immediately address risks amid budget concerns
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The White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy has found that federal agencies used the authority under the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 to launch 47 prize competitions during fiscal year 2015
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The Department of Health and Human Services has decided to move $81 million in funds from other research programs to efforts that seek to advance development work on vaccines against Zika virus,
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The General Services Administration‘s inspector general has found that GSA has adopted multi-factor authentication for 11 of its 18 covered information technology systems in compliance with government policies for data systems. GSA IG said
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The White House has started to conduct discussions on community policing best practices with law enforcement agencies since June in collaboration with the Justice Department. Jerry Abramson, deputy assistant to the president and director
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U.S. Navy researchers have developed a cocktail of customized phages designed to treat wound infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria. A team of scientists at the Naval Medical Research Center teamed up with the
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The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has created maps of hotels, transportation system and other venues in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, designed to help security personnel ensure the safety of audience and athletes at
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