Both changes were mandated by law, but they took a while. Alan Chvotkin at the Professional Services Council gave his take.
The Navy is preparing two major plans to make data management better.
The government has asked the Government Accountability Office to dismiss a pending bid protest against the Defense Enterprise Office Solutions contract so it can address unspecified issues, according to a source familiar with the protest.
In today's Federal Newscast, the Air Force is rolling out a new criminal justice IT system. It comes two years after the mass shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas highlighted flaws in the current system.
Aaron Weis formally became the Department of the Navy's new chief information officer this week. The leaders of four new directorates he'll oversee have also been hired, and are expected to be in place by mid-month.
TRICARE recipients will see an increase of up to 40% or slightly more to their prescription drug copayments at the beginning of 2020.
The Pentagon has already implemented changes to its Servicemembers Civil Relief Act website, including by requiring users to sign up for accounts before they can request data.
National Air Security Operations Center Director W. Hunter Robinson had the details on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.