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Uniformed and civilian cyber and military intelligence specialists monitor Army networks in the Cyber Mission Unit’s Cyber Operations Center at Fort Gordon, Ga. (Photo by Michael L. Lewis)

Army to start unifying enterprise, tactical networks by next year

The Army is putting the final touches on a new plan that aims to unify its battlefield and enterprise IT networks into a single cohesive architecture.

Army

Space Force wants to reorganize some offices as it continues setting up

Space Operations

Defense Health Program facing $1.8B budget shortfall for 2021

Defense

Air Force determining if managed services can help consolidate data across bases

Technology

More than troops will be departing Afghanistan — also a slew of contracts

Contracting

Agencies on deadline to enroll security clearance holders in continuous vetting

Defense Industry

Military exchanges open to DoD civilian employees, retirees next month

DoD Reporter's Notebook

Lawmakers question role of military component IGs

Defense

Pentagon believes it escaped unscathed from SolarWinds, Microsoft hacks

Cybersecurity

Were you hazed while serving in the military? GAO may want to hear from you

Federal Newscast

DoD is still unbalanced on readiness, but is it trying to do too much?

Defense

Digital modernization never finished for DISA, but chasing trends isn’t the answer

Steve Wallace, systems innovation scientist at the Defense Information Systems Agency, said DoD needs to apply DevSecOpps-type processes across the board,…

Technology

White House announces nominations for leadership roles at DEA, Army, and others

In today’s Federal Newscast, President Joe Biden announces his picks for a slew of leadership roles.

Federal Newscast

Senior Master Sgt. Paul Kalle, 723d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron first sergeant, speaks with a family during a Deployed Spouses Dinner Feb. 18, 2020, at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. The monthly event is a free dinner at Georgia Pines Dining Facility designed as a ‘thank you’ for each families’ support and sacrifice while their spouse is deployed or on a remote assignment. The dinner, occurring on every third Tuesday of the month, provides an opportunity for spouses to interact with other families of deployed Airmen, key spouses and unit leadership, as well as provide a break for the spouse while military sponsor is deployed. The next Deployed Spouses Dinner will be March 17. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Erick Requadt)

Some lawmakers want to rethink military benefits as service member families go hungry

Defense

The issue of hunger in the military and service member families needing food stamps to get by is starting to grab the attention of high-profile lawmakers.

Army to start unifying enterprise, tactical networks by next year

Space Force wants to reorganize some offices as it continues setting up

Defense Health Program facing $1.8B budget shortfall for 2021

Air Force determining if managed services can help consolidate data across bases

More than troops will be departing Afghanistan — also a slew of contracts

Agencies on deadline to enroll security clearance holders in continuous vetting

Military exchanges open to DoD civilian employees, retirees next month

Lawmakers question role of military component IGs

Pentagon believes it escaped unscathed from SolarWinds, Microsoft hacks

Were you hazed while serving in the military? GAO may want to hear from you

DoD is still unbalanced on readiness, but is it trying to do too much?

Digital modernization never finished for DISA, but chasing trends isn’t the answer

White House announces nominations for leadership roles at DEA, Army, and others

Some lawmakers want to rethink military benefits as service member families go hungry

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