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Consultant Lists DHS’ Most (and Least) Annoying Contracting Officers
GovTribe has produced scorecards for government acquisition staff.
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11-Month Defense Health Record Contract Awarded to Leidos
The $70 million AHLTA deal is a bridge until the long term sustainment contract.
Defense
Customs and Border Protection to Hire 2,000
Border agency recruits officers at air, land and sea ports amid general trend of federal downsizing.
Defense
Benghazi Will Never Go Away for Hillary Clinton
As much as she would like to escape the attack's long shadow, it will continue to dog her.
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Phoenix VA Director Put on Leave After Secret Wait List, Patient Death Allegations
A House Committee for Veteran's Affairs hearing earlier this month revealed that 40 vets may have died while waiting for care.
Defense One
D.C. ‘Insiders’ Are Wrong, NATO Could Beat Russia
Don’t believe the hype. Russia’s military is a shadow of its Cold War self, but Washington pundits sound as alarmist as always. By Michael Cohen
Defense One
Pentagon Says Reporting Is Up, But Sexual Assaults Are Not
Pentagon officials say even though there’s been a 50 percent increase in reports of sexual assaults in the ranks, there’s no correlating increase in the crime. By Stephanie Gaskell
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Hey, Let’s Integrate All Airborne Systems
Call me a realist or a cynic, but I'm not sure this DARPA plan will work.
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Lawmaker Says White House Favors High Voltage Line Route Across Missile Range
Decision puts national security behind corporate profits, Rep. Pearce says.
Defense
Sexual Assault Reports Are Up 50 Percent in the Military
Jump is likely due to increased confidence in the system, not more crimes.
Defense
The Pentagon Is Reviewing Its Grooming Policies For Racial Bias
List of newly unauthorized hairstyles includes twists and other natural hairstyles popular among African American women.
Defense
Snowden Draws Standing Ovation at 'Truth-Telling' Awards Ceremony
NSA leaker demands accountability for intelligence chief Clapper's 'lies.'
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Is It Time for Obama to Intervene in Missile Range Power Line Dispute?
Citing national security, New Mexico governor asks the president to direct a new route.
Defense
The State Department Warns of an 'Evolved,' Decentralized Al Qaeda
Report outlines how leadership losses in Pakistan and Afghanistan have forced the terrorist organization into an 'accelerated' splintering.
Oversight
Here's How Newly-Released Benghazi Emails Could Actually Embarrass the White House
New documents include a set of talking points created by Obama advisor Ben Rhodes.
Defense One
Afghanistan Needs More Than U.S. Troops to Survive
While the U.S. waits for Afghanistan to sign a post-2014 troop deal, a new report shows the war-torn nation is going to need a lot more than that. By Stephanie Gaskell
Defense One
Future Planes Could Run on Fuel Made from Sunlight
Researchers concentrate sunlight to make solar kerosene. By Patrick Tucker
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NIST Removes NSA-Tainted Algorithm From Cryptographic Standards
Snowden documents say NSA introduced weaknesses to the number-generating guidance.
Defense One