The Government Accountability Office sided with Oracle Corp. in a bid protest that alleged the Pentagon ran afoul of the already-broad rules for other transaction agreements.
The Air Force is now willing to pay bonuses of tens of thousands of dollars to retain airmen in 92 separate high-demand fields.
Pointing to continued budget constraints, Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson says the future of the service will rely more on a global partnership of allied services to continue to meet its mission.
Mark Bacon, acquisition program manager for the Center’s Managed Service Office (MSO) at Hanscom Air Force Base,, said seven applications have migrated to the cloud so far, and many more are to come.
The Air Force said it will encourage applications for re-instatement from retired pilots in a move to ease its growing manpower shortage.
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee members were not happy with the continued slow or lack of progress in implementing the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA).
Defense Collaboration Services wants to move to MilCloud 2.0 by October.
The Air Force is developing a video game that will recognize skills of online players.