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Lawmakers Discuss Six Possible Locations for New FBI HQ in Va; Moran, Warner...
Virginia lawmakers have met to discuss possible sites for a new FBI headquarters, as speculation grows the agency will leave the J. Edgar Hoover Building in downtown D.C., its home since 1974....
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Va. Government Consider Laws to Block Drone Use for 2 Years
Virginia’s senate committee has supported a two-year moratorium on the use of drones by police and government agencies. According to a WTOP article, the measure was approved on Monday by the Senate...
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McDonnell: VA Could Lose 164K Jobs Under Sequestration
Virginia stands to lose more than164,000 jobs if automatic across-the-board budget cuts under sequestration go into effect, Gov. Bob McDonnell wrote in a letter to President Barack Obama. According to...
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Tens of thousands of jobs in Maryland and Virginia are at stake as a result of $85 billion in automatic budget cuts under sequestration, the states’ respective governors said in an interview Sunday....
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Northern Virginia Technology Council Outlines 2014 Legislative Agenda
The Northern Virginia Technology Council has outlined its legislative agenda for 2014 asking Virginia policymakers to focus on expanding the state’s technology development initiatives. The council...
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Former Bush Adviser Ed Gillespie Selected Virginia GOP Nominee for Senate
Ed Gillespie, former Republican National Committee chairman and adviser to then-President George W. Bush, received the Virginia Republican Senate nomination and will be running against Democratic...
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Nelson Moe Appointed as Virginia CIO
Nelson Moe, formerly chief information officer at the House of Representatives, has been named CIO of the Commonwealth of Virginia. He will oversee modernization efforts for Virginia’s information...
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FAA Clears Medical Delivery Test Flight of NASA Drone; Frank Jones Comments
The Federal Aviation Administration has authorized the initial test flight of a NASA-operated unmanned aircraft system and a drone designed to deliver medical supplies to a remote medical clinic in...
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Terry McAuliffe Directs Virginia IT Agency to Expand Cyber Risk Mgmt Activities
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe has issued an executive directive to expand the state’s cyber-related risk management activities in support of efforts to strengthen cybersecurity measures. The...
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Gregory Cox Appointed FBI Critical Incident Response Group Assistant Director
Gregory Cox, formerly head of the counterintelligence division at the FBI, has been appointed assistant director of the critical incident response group at the bureau’s office in Quantico, Virginia....
View ArticleMark Warner, Terry McAuliffe Discuss Virginia’s Cyber Leadership Efforts to...
Virginia Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Gov. Terry McAuliffe have stated their goal to make the state the leader in cybersecurity through innovation, public-private cyber talent development, funding...
View ArticleReport: Virginia, Maryland Leaders Propose Infrastructure Investments for FBI...
The governors of Maryland and Virginia have created separate proposals to invest in transportation and road improvement projects as they persuade the General Services Administration to pick their...
View ArticleGSA Purchases Frederick County, VA Site for FBI Central Records Complex
The U.S. General Services Administration has purchased 59 acres of land in Winchester and Frederick County, Virginia for $4.75 million to house the FBI‘s future Central Records Complex as the bureau...
View ArticleDHS Partners With Virginia Attorney General’s Office to Raise Public...
The Department of Homeland Security has teamed up with the Virginia Office of the Attorney General to launch efforts that aim to increase awareness on human trafficking through DHS’ Blue Campaign. The...
View ArticleVirginia National Guard Breaks Ground on New $30M HQ
The Virginia National Guard held a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday on the military organization’s new state headquarters at the north section of the Defense Supply Center Richmond in Chesterfield...
View ArticleArmed Forces DNA Identification Lab Collects Servicemen Family Member Samples...
The Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory has collected DNA samples from 426 family members of uniformed personnel at the 2016 Korean/Cold War Annual government briefings held Aug. 11 and 12 in...
View ArticleVirginia to Host Summit on Cyber-Physical System Security; Gov. Terry...
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe will facilitate a summit on the security of cyber networks and physical systems at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility in Newport News, Virginia from Sept....
View ArticleAsh Carter Issues Proposals to Establish Diverse Recruitment Pool for...
Defense Secretary Ash Carter has introduced a national discussion that works to establish a diverse recruitment pool through proposals designed to help attract recruits aged 17 to 24 from across the...
View ArticleFAA: California Records Highest Number of Unauthorized Drone Incidents Among...
The Federal Aviation Administration has found that California had the most number of reported unauthorized unmanned aircraft systems incidents among U.S. states from October 2015 to September 2016....
View ArticleDARPA to Establish Industry & Govt Consortium for On-Orbit Satellite...
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency plans to establish a consortium of government and industry space experts that will create technical and safety standards for on-orbit servicing operations...
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