Defense News

NDAA, POGO, 2025 National Defense Authorization Act

NDAA amendment to give more authority to DoD components to buy cyber products

An amendment in the Senate version of 2025 NDAA would “return decision-making power back to DoD components” to purchase cyber products and services.

Read more
army digital engineering

Army faces data overload but LLMs are not the answer

Read more
U.S. Air Force photo by Chustine Minodamilitary spouse, U.S. Air Force Capt. Jennifer Orozco, 60th Medical Operations Squadron clinical social worker and her spouse, Josue, participate in the Military Spouse Appreciation Day campaign at Travis Air Force Base, California, April 7, 2022.

The Army moves to make spouses financial lives more viable

Read more
JEDI

DoD’s Joint Staff GenAI sprint lays out 8 internal use cases

Read more
Graphic By: Derace LauderdaleDoD graphic

DoD’s Fulcrum to serve as north star for its IT objectives

Read more

Navy’s ‘Black Pearl’ software factory forging ahead toward secret-level authorization

Read more
Election 2024 Debate Biden Trump

Biden pardons potentially thousands of ex-service members convicted under now-repealed gay sex ban

Read more

Why DoD has so much trouble delivering new weapons to the front lines

Weapons take too long to develop and field. Dozens of Defense Department acquisition programs are late, slow or over budget.

Read more
Eric White/Federal News NetworkDavid Berteau

Contractors find some ‘buying forecasts’ better than others

Contractors trying to plan ahead often turn to procurement plans that agencies post on their websites. An annual assessment shows some are actually excellent.

Read more
defense budget

In 2025, pay raises could range from 2% to 20%

Both chambers are now on board with the idea of an extra pay raise for junior military members, but House measures target civilian workforce

Read more

On DoD

On DoD

WEDNESDAYS, 11 A.M. & 2 P.M.

Each week, Defense Reporter Jared Serbu speaks with the managers of the federal government's largest department. Subscribe on PodcastOne or Apple Podcasts.