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Republican hawks denounce defense budget caps from debt ceiling deal
Defense hawks are criticizing the $895 defense spending cap for FY25 under the debt ceiling deal, but it's unclear Congress has the will to undo it.
5 tips for adopting federal cloud technology
Top officials discuss why their cloud migration was successful.
By Andrew Eversden
Border wall casts long shadow over FY20 defense budget — and that’s not all
Even before it arrives, the defense budget proposal is already taking flak from lawmakers over the bookkeeping gimmickry that’s likely to accompany it.
By Joe Gould
Republican breaks with Trump on ‘emergency’ wall, backs lawsuit to block it
Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine spoke in South Portland, where high-ranking U.S. Coast Guard officials celebrated an upgraded command center for northern New England.
GSA gets a new technology office director
The General Services Administration announced that a new leader for its Technology Transformation Service would start in January.
By Jessie Bur
GSA names acting replacement for departing technology official
The announcement follows the departure of Joanne Collins Smee, the General Services Administration’s Federal Acquisition Service deputy commissioner and director of Technology Transformation Services.
By Jessie Bur
Trump yanks ex-CIA chief’s clearance, hitting vocal critic
President Donald Trump abruptly revoked the security clearance of ex-CIA Director John Brennan on Wednesday, an unprecedented act of retribution against a vocally critical former top U.S. official.
By Jill Colvin, The Associated Press and Zeke Miller, The Associated Press
GSA technology leader to leave for private sector
Joanne Collins Smee will be leaving the General Services Administration for the private sector, the agency announced.
By Jessie Bur
Sen. Kaine says he’s a ‘no’ vote against CIA nominee
Sen. Tim Kaine says he won't support acting CIA director Gina Haspel’s nomination to lead the agency due to her past links to enhanced interrogation techniques, called torture by critics.
By Joe Gould
Federal CIO event celebrates women in IT, seeks to include more
Though the federal government outpaces the private sector in female representation among its IT workforce, agency leadership says there is more that can be done.
By Jessie Bur
House committee explores improvement to harassment reporting process
Members of the House Administration Committee examined changes to the Congressional Accountability Act and sexual harassment reporting process that would reduce the “cooling off” time required and create a victims’ advocate to offer currently-absent support to those reporting harassment.
By Jessie Bur