Defense News

• Unresolved IG recommendations piling up at DoD

  The number of open recommendations that are at least five years old grew from 80 in 2019 to 170 this year.

  On DoD
  August 10, 2020
• Leaving servicemembers and their families in moving limbo

  Following a large number of complaints from servicemembers about damaged property, TRANSCOM decided to consolidate more than 900 commercial transportation service providers into one $20 billion contract.

  Commentary
  August 06, 2020
• Trouble with the F-35’s logistics information system

  The troubled F-35 has an autonomic logistics information system — but after 20 years of development, the system, known as ALIS, doesn’t work.

  Defense
  August 05, 2020
• Senators join industry groups asking for extension of contractor pay provision

  Sens. Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.), along with Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), asked Senate leadership to include a provision in the next stimulus bill to extend Section 3610 provisions that provide paid leave, including sick leave, to employees and subcontractors until Dec. 31, 2021.

  Exclusive
  August 04, 2020
• Trump loyalist gets Defense post as Senate nomination stalls

  Democrats are condemning President Donald Trump’s appointment of a staunch loyalist to a senior Pentagon post

  Defense
  August 03, 2020
• Coast Guard taking a fresh approach to boost diversity, inclusion

  Citing the need to boost inclusivity, the Coast Guard recently released a diversity and inclusion plan for now to 2023.

  Defense
  August 03, 2020
• US Marines ID all 9 people killed in sea-tank sinking

  Only one of their bodies was found, despite an intense days-long search involving helicopters and boats ranging from inflatables to a Navy destroyer.

  Defense
  August 03, 2020
• DoD CIO attempts to remove non-technical obstacles to digital transformation

  Dana Deasy, the DoD CIO, said in a wide-ranging press conference that the Pentagon plans to reaward the JEDI contract in late August and the new chief data officer is on a 90-day listening tour that will help guide a new plan of action.

  IT Modernization
  August 03, 2020
• Space acquisition proposals held up amid DoD-OMB negotiations

  Lawmakers probably won’t have time to slip ideas to better space procurement in this year’s defense policy bill.

  DoD Reporter's Notebook
  August 03, 2020
• Air Force’s game-changing approach to cloud accreditation

  Nicolas Chaillan, the Air Force’s chief software officer, said the service is testing its cloud native access point approach through Platform One with the F-35 and Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) teams.

  Ask the CIO
  July 30, 2020