Defense News

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  Space X protest reveals limits of OTA contracts

  Deals made under other transaction authority, as opposed to regular procurement contracts, help the government buy innovation and prototypes.

  Federal Drive

  September 19, 2019
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  Air Force making final preps to reform officer promotion system

  The Air Force is building a new promotion system that it hopes will align its professed values with the officers it actually selects for elevation to senior leadership positions.

  Air Force

  September 19, 2019
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  Air Force lays out plan for cyber warfare over next 10 years

  The new strategy prioritize cyber investments and resources.

  Air Force

  September 18, 2019
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  Government lost thousands of years’ worth of production during shutdown

  In today's Federal Newscast, a new report highlights how the most recent 35-day partial government shutdown hurt agencies.

  Federal Newscast

  September 18, 2019
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  Air Force will soon be ready to manipulate airmen’s brains and bodies to be better pilots on a large scale

  Tactics from the Pilot Training Next program are ready to go mainstream.

  Air Force

  September 17, 2019
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  New program to help VA employees adjust to Electronic Health Record

  In today's Federal Newscast, Veterans Affairs launched a new training program to help employees impacted by the agency's ongoing electronic health record modernization.

  Federal Newscast

  September 17, 2019
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  Army’s forthcoming data strategy comes with new standards, ‘ruthless’ enforcement

  The ink is dry on the Army's new data strategy. Once it's officially released, it will come with specific orders telling Army components to adhere to common data standards.

  Army

  September 17, 2019
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  Corporate consolidation, new threat landscape has Air Force changing how it makes planes

  With the merger of L3 Technologies and Harris Corporation earlier this summer, the number of defense contractors the military can choose from is getting thin.

  Air Force

  September 17, 2019