Mary-Louise Hoffman

Navy Adm. Cecil D. Haney, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, has been nominated by President Barack Obama to head U.S. Strategic Command, the American Forces Press Service reported Monday.

Rep. Joaquin Castro has revealed the immigration overhaul bill needs a strong majority of 70 votes in the Senate for the legislation to move forward in the House of Representatives, The Hill reported Sunday.

The Pentagon and the General Services Administration are soliciting input from stakeholders on how the federal government can incorporate cybersecurity policies into its procurement framework, according to a Washington Post article.

Japanese and Russian foreign and defense officials met Saturday to discuss strengthening bilateral cooperation amid regional security concerns in the Asia Pacific, Reuters reported Saturday.

The U.S. General Services Administration has launched a program that lets government agencies purchase mobile offerings and services from a group of pre-screened vendors, according to a Nextgov article published on Thursday.

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel is directing the Pentagon to adopt new strategies to protect sensitive but unclassified information stored on or passes through military computer networks, the American Forces Press Service reported Thursday.

The Senate has decided to put off its defense spending bill for fiscal 2014 after lawmakers proposed hundreds of amendments to the funding measure, DoD Buzz reported Thursday.

The bipartisan deal to alleviate sequestration-related cuts in the next two fiscal years has been sent to the White House for President Barack Obama’s signature, Reuters reported Wednesday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a cyber warfare conference in Tel Aviv that hackers from Iran and its Middle Eastern allies have consistently attacked his nation’s computer systems, Reuters reported Sunday.

The Obama administration has introduced a plan calling for federal agencies to make their datasets publicly available as part of an open government initiative, Federal News Radio reported Tuesday.