Defense News

• Special harness lifts Marine Officer to helicopter

  Photos of the amazing, moving, important and amusing things happening in the defense community.

  Defense
  13 hours ago
• Army’s new assessment of battalion commanders candidates is underway

  The Army is starting its new process for evaluating soldiers to command battalions based on a multitude of factors including physical fitness, subordinate surveys and panel screenings.

  Army
  January 23, 2020
• What can military bases do to prevent future shootings?

  Recent and tragic shootings at military installations show that physical threats remain potent, even in the continental U.S.

  Federal Drive
  January 23, 2020
• Amazon asks federal court to stop work on JEDI Cloud contract

  Amazon signaled its intent to stop Microsoft and DoD from getting to work on JEDI, but its arguments for why the work should be blocked were filed under seal.

  Defense
  January 23, 2020
• Lawmakers demand answers on reprogramming $7.2B in defense funds for border wall

  Thirty-four lawmakers are asking DoD to provide information about where the money will come from.

  Defense
  January 22, 2020
• Air Force using agile approach to connect systems for battle

  The Advanced Battle Management System will conduct demonstrations every four months to test program connectivity.

  Air Force
  January 21, 2020
• How to get the most out of pitch days

  Pitch days are growing in popularity. They often go with the use of non-traditional acquisition techniques.

  Federal Drive
  January 21, 2020
• Pentagon’s number-two officer vows to fix software acquisition ‘nightmare’

  Gen. John Hyten, the new vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says DoD must fix its requirements processes — not just its acquisition rules — if it wants to solve its software development challenges.

  Defense
  January 21, 2020
• After canceling 2 contracts, DISA tells industry: ‘We need you to deliver’

  DISA is moving toward iterative or agile approaches to acquisition and projects in order to avoid planning and implementation mistakes of the past.

  Reporter's Notebook
  January 20, 2020
• IT executive retirements hit USDA, Commerce while HHS, GSA lose key personnel

  Kelly Morrison, a senior advisor at USAID, and Mona Siddiqui, the HHS CDO, are among several federal technology executives who are moving to the private sector in early 2020.

  Reporter's Notebook
  January 20, 2020