Lauren Knausenberger, the outgoing chief information officer of the Air Force, said if requested funding for fiscal 2024 comes through as hoped for, several transformation initiatives will get a much needed boost.
The Air Force is updating its strategy for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance to include more sensors and more digital infrastructure.
The Air Force was among the earliest agencies to organize around the need for innovation. Its approach, known as AFWERX, got started back in 2017 and became a model for many other agencies.
The Tonopah Test Range is a classified spot in Nevada, operated by the Defense and Energy Departments. It was once the site for nuclear materials testing. Many veterans who worked at Tonopah in later years claim exposure to residual radiation has caused health problems.
Over the last several years, Congress has passed several pieces of legislation meant to speed up the Defense Department’s acquisition system. Now, DoD officials have an idea of their own:
Last week, the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) heard testimony, regarding a so-called "revolving door" between the Pentagon and companies to which it awards contracts. The SASC's Personnel Subcommittee presented a report from Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on the topic.
The Government Accountability Office denied a protest by Peraton over the Air Force’s award to CACI in December.
Bad things can happen when contractors fail to include their subs in negotiations with the government. The Air Force decided to redo its approach to a small construction contract. It drove up costs.
A recent decision from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has allowed a lawsuit against the U.S. Air Force to move forward as a class action suit.
Michael Chappell is the new CIO at the Army’s Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems (PEO-EIS), a position that the organization re-established after nearly five years.
As the Pentagon continues to try an improve housing for service members, the GAO finds areas needing improvement.
The Defense Department is looking at 2025 as a milestone to make better use of artificial intelligence.
Pentagon heads look to pair acquisition and technology to advance their future capabilities.
The Air Force believes it's made significant progress toward improving the cybersecurity of its weapons systems — both brand new ones, and systems that have been fielded for decades.
Cyber Command moves to the next stage in developing a joint cyber intelligence center that assesses offensive capabilities.