DCMA is an independent combat support agency within the Department of Defense (DoD) responsible for ensuring Federal acquisition programs, supplies, and services are delivered on time, within cost and meet performance requirements.

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For 40 years the MBDA (part of U.S. Department of Commerce) has been dedicated to advancing the establishment and growth of minority-owned firms in the United States. Through a network of minority business centers and strategic partners, MBDA works with minority entrepreneurs who wish to grow their businesses in size, scale and capacity. 

Offers information about government services online. Users can learn about business opportunities, access forms, find news and review laws.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is the standard used by Federal statistical agencies in classifying business establishments for the purpose of collecting, analyzing, and publishing statistical data related to the U.S. business economy.

Cybersecurity draft significantly altered

Sweeping cybersecurity legislation introduced by Senate Commerce Chairman John (Jay) Rockefeller and Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, in April has undergone major changes during the August recess and now features a more prominent focus ...

NIST awards $8.5 million contract to develop standards for smart grid

EnerNex will establish panel that includes utilities, IT companies, and state and federal agencies.

FCC chairman affirms net neutrality stance

The FCC remains committed to enforcing principles intended to ensure unobstructed access to Internet content, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski affirmed in an interview with CongressDaily. ...

DHS official: Agencies must make high-risk cyber threats top priority

Departments should focus their limited resources on the most dangerous network attacks, says Homeland Security cyber chief.

OMB requires agencies to submit FISMA reports via online tool

Security specialists doubt the new rule will do much to improve computer network protection.

RFID tags eyed to track Washington-area patients in case of disaster

System would serve one private, two federal hospitals.

OPM decides to keep application form on USAJobs

The Office of Personnel Management will continue using a job application form it had considered removing from USAJobs, but the agency has asked for comment on whether the form imposes too great a burden on human resources ...

Administration defends security of health IT

Government officials and federal advisory panel work to update privacy rules for the electronic age.

Report: IRS should keep better records for research projects

Databases should include more information on timeliness and progress toward goals, IG says.

VA prepares for flood of education claims under new GI bill

Agency has hired more examiners to handle the influx of requests anticipated during the next two months as tuition rates are set.

IG reports detail abuses in hiring, travel, bonuses at VA technology office

Allegations revolve around "inappropriate personal relationship" between former CIO and another agency official.

Vice president to announce nearly $1.2B for electronic medical records

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vice President Joe Biden plans to announce Thursday nearly $1.2 billion in grants to help hospitals transition to electronic medical records. ...

Stimulus reporting registration off to a smooth start

Nearly 3,000 recipients of Recovery Act funding have signed up for FederalReporting.gov, a Web site that will collect governmentwide data on stimulus spending. ...

USDA unit bans browsers other than Internet Explorer

Decision to enforce policy takes employees who work on public Web sites by surprise.

Online tool sheds sunlight on court records

Academics create Web application that provides free public access to court documents nationwide.

White House acknowledges it may have sent unsolicited e-mails

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House is blaming unnamed political groups for the unsolicited e-mails it had wrongly insisted no one was receiving from its online operation. ...

Upcoming migration to Windows 7 could be a headache for agencies

Federal IT shops that still use Windows XP will be required to save data and settings before making the switch, or be forced to buy technical support from Microsoft.

FCC chews on smorgasbord of broadband plans

Will the nation that introduced Americans to Abba, Ingrid Bergman, Bjorn Borg, Ikea, Saab and Volvo serve as the model for U.S. technology policy over the next century? ...