Defense News

• Study shows military pay has been rising faster than civilian pay

  In today’s Federal Newscast, a new study by the RAND Corporation analyzes how military pay stacks up against civilian pay over the last 20 years.

  Federal Newscast
  December 06, 2018
• DoD plans consolidation, outlines JEDI interaction with other networks

  The Defense Department will consolidate the 28 agencies of the fourth estate’s networks into just two. Currently, they serve on 34 different networks.

  Defense
  December 06, 2018
• Air Force wants acquisition to take weeks, not years

  The Air Force believes it’s proved the value of agile software development via its Kessel Run project. The next task is to spread it across the service.

  Defense News
  December 05, 2018
• Army sergeant gets 25 years in prison for supporting ISIS

  In today’s Federal Newscast, the Justice Department said Sgt. Ikaika Kang provided sensitive military documents and military equipment to who he thought were members of ISIS.

  Federal Newscast
  December 05, 2018
• VIDEO: DoD CIO awards honor ‘best of the best’

  The Defense Department honored its annual list of team and individual winners at the CIO Awards for achievement in areas such as IT, cybersecurity and electronic records management.

  Defense News
  December 04, 2018
• More agencies using OTAs to bypass acquisition regulation

  Ben McMartin at the Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center, spoke with Federal Drive with Tom Temin for more details.

  Federal Drive
  December 04, 2018
• Pentagon IG sees success with new way of handling whistleblower retaliation complaints

  In today’s Federal Newscast, officials with the Defense Department’s Office of Inspector General said they’ve had much more success with a new alternative dispute resolution process. 

  Federal Newscast
  December 04, 2018
• Military services considering deployment location based on health

  The military services are thinking about sending troops to different areas depending on deployability status.

  DoD Personnel Notebook
  December 04, 2018
• Service members are running out of time to opt-in to the blended retirement system

  Members of the military who joined before Jan. 1, 2018, only have until the end of the year to join the blended retirement system.

  DoD Personnel Notebook
  December 04, 2018