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Congress still working on possible stimulus bill

Congress has not finished debating what to do about another stimulus bill for pandemic response.

Congress

Industry holds its breath on impact of Trump diversity training order

DoD Reporter's Notebook

Changes to the CMMC Advisory Board as Congress turns up scrutiny of cyber standards

Reporter's Notebook

AFGE renews legal effort to secure hazard pay for frontline feds

Federal Newscast

DoD CMO gains new cachet as ‘secretary of the fourth estate’

On DoD

DoD’s $7B household goods contract takes an even stranger turn

DoD Reporter's Notebook

House may tackle legislation to end ‘use-it-or-lose-it’ budgeting in DoD

Defense

Alan Chvotkin, Professional Services Council

NDAA is not the only congressional activity contractors are watching

Contracting

Senate Defense bill would eliminate DoD’s chief management officer

Defense

Loren Duggan Bloomberg Government

Congress looks to get back in the swing of things

Congress

110524-N-GS507-210 PENSACOLA, Fla. (May 24, 2011) Students from the Center for Information Dominance (CID) Corry Station, Cryptologic Technician Collection Seaman Recruit Ben Lowden, of Brownsberg, Ind., Cryptologic Technician Networks Seaman Apprentice Alicia Sutliff, of Jacksonville, Fla., and Cryptologic Technician Technical Third Class Steven Tometczak, of Reno, Nev., preview the Integrated System for Language Education and Training program (ISLET), which is being tested by the CID-based Center for Language, Regional Expertise and Culture (CLREC) and the Academic Consortium for Global Education (ACGE). Conceived as an alternative to traditional computer-based training and classroom instruction, ISLET employs online social networking, interactive role-play, competitive gaming and speech recognition to create an immersive environment for collaborative learning. (U.S. Navy photo by Gary Nichols/Released)

Pentagon names new chief data officer

DoD Reporter's Notebook

US policy on Huawei leaves contractors in a bind

The escalating dispute between the U.S. and China over Chinese telecom giant Huawei has contractors wondering about telecom policy generally.

Contracting

VA says it’s now closer to offer more coronavirus testing to its employees

In today’s Federal Newscast, Veterans Affairs officials tell Congress they’re in the process of securing enough materials to test agency employees.

Federal Newscast

DoD used incomplete data to restructure medical facilities, watchdog agency says

Agency Oversight

In 2017, Congress ordered the Pentagon to restructure its medical treatment facilities. A mandated GAO review finds DoD relied on incomplete data.

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