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Federal government lagging behind in cloud innovation, says OMB

Federal government lagging behind in cloud innovation, says OMB

by Silvia Martelli | Oct 2, 2019 | Science + Technology

WASHINGTON – The government needs a smarter approach to using the Cloud and that may require spending more to train for federal workers due to a skills gap, the chief information officer for the Office of Management and Budget said Thursday. Suzette Kent, speaking at...
State Department: Stabilization in Syria requires international cooperation

State Department: Stabilization in Syria requires international cooperation

by Joe Snell and Chiara Vercellone | Oct 2, 2019 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON – The U.S. has six conditions essential for future governance in Syria, senior diplomats and military officials said Wednesday, but they believe implementing the changes will only be possible with the cooperation of other countries. “The Syrian...
AJK President condemns “human rights crisis” in region

AJK President condemns “human rights crisis” in region

by Aishwarya Airy and Soram Cheon | Oct 2, 2019 | National Security

WASHINGTON — Azad Jammu and Kashmir President Sardar Masood Khan said Wednesday that there is a “human rights crisis and a humanitarian crisis” in Kashmir, which has been under lockdown and curfew by Indian for 59 days. Khan told an audience at the progressive...
“We want to be fair to the president.” Pelosi, Schiff Hold Joint Press Conference as Impeachment momentum grows

“We want to be fair to the president.” Pelosi, Schiff Hold Joint Press Conference as Impeachment momentum grows

by Alec Bose and Nikola Boskovic | Oct 2, 2019 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House intelligence chairman Adam Schiff Wednesday criticized the White House for its “stonewall” strategy of refusing to hand over requested documents and threatened that they may issue subpoenas as early as Friday....
Congress intervenes in VA handling of sexual assault claims

Congress intervenes in VA handling of sexual assault claims

by Mark Satter | Oct 2, 2019 | Featured, Health

WASHINGTON – In the wake of a senior policy adviser to the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee saying she was assaulted at a VA facility, the chairwoman of the committee’s panel on health wants to require the Department of Veterans Affairs to create strict...
Rallying at the Capitol, advocates demand Congress pass domestic violence measures

Rallying at the Capitol, advocates demand Congress pass domestic violence measures

by Piper Hudspeth Blackburn | Oct 1, 2019 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – Carrying purple butterfly ornaments and wearing purple shirts, advocates for domestic violence awareness rallied at the Capitol Tuesday to push Congress to provide more support to victims and their families. On the first day of Domestic Violence Awareness...
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