Air Force
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Lauren Knausenberger, the Air Force’s chief information officer, joined the service in 2017 starting at AFWERX before ascending to the CIO’s role for the last two-plus years.
February 23, 2023 -
The small but potent Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has reached its stride, as it enters its eighth year in business. The DIU uses a technique known as "other transaction authority" to quickly get new technology prototypes built for military purposes.
February 21, 2023 -
In order to know whether they get a fair price for something, the armed forces need to know the cost of making it. That's where the cost estimating and discovery part of acquisition comes in.
February 07, 2023 -
The Army recently appointed its first ever lead trial counsel, a Senate-confirmed one-star general. Her job will be to prosecute cases of murder, rape and sexual assaults.
January 23, 2023 -
Lauren Knausenberger, the Air Force’s chief information officer, said despite protest delays, the service is taking steps to prepare for the future enterprise IT-as-a-service approach.
January 10, 2023 -
Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Google and Oracle won spots on DoD’s Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability (JWCC) vehicle.
December 07, 2022 -
James Sumpter from the Air Force Research Laboratory said that AFRL is focusing on supporting current networks, including legacy and isolated enclave ones.
November 23, 2022 -
The Air Force put out a request for information to get industry feedback on its ABMS model. It is looking for quick answers.
November 18, 2022 -
The Air Force's Integrated Logistics System - Supply has been in a near-constant state of modernization since the 1980s. Lead engineer James Harbison details some lessons learned along the way.
November 17, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast: DoD IG says the Air Force needs to throttle up to fix cybersecurity vulnerabilities. The Postal Service is confident it can deliver the goods this election season. And are feds being hung out to dry when it comes to weather and safety leave?
October 18, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast: Infrastructure plans move forward, as the federal government hires thousands of Americans. The Social Security Administration could lose thousands of employees to retirement in the near future. And the high-flying Air Force experiments with pot leniency in recruitment.
October 14, 2022 -
Many agencies struggle with antiquated digital architecture and a lack of skills and talent to implement AI, a chief data scientist at the Commerce Department's National Technical Information Service said.
October 12, 2022 -
Senators pointed to heightening sexual assault reports, military housing issues and COVID-19 vaccination requirements as common deterrents for potential military recruits.
September 28, 2022 -
The Air Force barely met its 2022 recruiting goal for the active duty force, and had to use unusual measures to pull it off. The reserve components face bigger challenges.
September 23, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast: What some call "the Oscars" for federal public service will be given out tonight in the nation's capital. The Air Force is reversing a plan that would have cut pay for some servicemembers. And the Homeland Security Department is repurposing some electric vehicles to add to its 50,000-vehicle fleet.
September 20, 2022
