Defense

Courtesy of https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/07/25/national-guard-may-be-without-leadership-after-last-minute-white-house-nomination-new-chief.htmlLt. Gen. Steven Nordhaus

National Guard bracing for possible leadership lapse

The Guard will hold either a change of responsibility ceremony or a relinquishment of responsibility in case the Senate doesn’t confirm Gen. Nordhaus…

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(AP Photo/Jon Elswick)FILE - This Feb. 2, 2015, file photo, depicts a part of a U.S. $100 bill. A new government report estimates that government will be paying nearly half the nation’s health care tab within 10 years. That’s even without “Medicare-for-all,” the government-run plan for all Americans that some Democratic presidential contenders are calling for. Driving the increase is traditional Medicare, experiencing a surge in enrollment as aging baby boomers shift out of private coverage. The report comes from nonpartisan experts with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File)

US Army worker who stole nearly $109 million to buy mansions and luxury cars is sentenced

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Amelia Brust/Federal News NetworkDoD budget, Navy

Tailor DoD’s budget process to the national security imperatives the times demand

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Eric White/Federal News NetworkDavid Berteau

Some highlights of provisions in this year’s NDAA that could affect contractors

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Joint Chiefs Chairman

Though the Defense Department managed to go unscathed through the Crowdstrike outage, it remains on the alert

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National Guard leaders, government

Nominations for National Guard leaders languish, triggering concerns as top officers retire

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Graphic By: Derace LauderdaleDefense Pentagon Graphic

Parts of DoD’s modernization strategy are vague, lack metrics

The DoD’s IG wrapped up its audit of the department’s digital modernization strategy. 41% of the strategy elements didn’t comply with OMB requirements.

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(U.S. Navy graphic by Oliver Elijah Wood)Graphic highlighting watch floor of the U.S. Navy. Fleet Cyber Command

In ‘paradigm shift,’ DoD looks to move more equipment maintenance overseas

Experimentation will start this year in Indo-Pacific Command, part of a broader effort to move weapons system support closer to where it’s likely to be needed.

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Graphic By: Derace LauderdaleDefense Pentagon Graphic

DoD advisory board wants Pentagon to reorganize its acquisition shop

The Defense Innovation Board wants the Pentagon to reshuffle its acquisition shop again. “It’s too fragmented,” Charles Phillips said.

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