DoD told House lawmakers the reason for cancelling MyTravel stemmed from slow integration with the services ERP systems and an overall lack of usage that didn’t seem to be increasing in the coming years.
For service members or civilians aboard the nation's ships and planes, nothing is worse than a culture of assault, bullying and sexual harassment. Yet those were widespread on the craft operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
In today's Federal Newscast: A new Air Force Chief of Staff is waiting in the wings. A Justice Department employee group urges the attorney general to resist efforts to reduce telework. Congress demands answers about the cancellation of MyTravel. And the Securities and Exchange Commission adopts new cyber rules for public companies.
Military families are forced to put plans on hold as Senate-blocked nominations for DoD affect lower level promotions and moves.
Two big ticket federal cybersecurity initiatives took big steps forward this week, but their ultimate outcomes remain less than certain
The nominee to lead Cyber Command says the new authorities will put CYBERCOM on par with the likes of U.S. Special Operations Command from a programming and budgeting perspective.
Preston Dunlap was the first chief technology officer (CTO) and chief architect officer of the U.S. Space Force and Air Force. He's now an independent director on corporate boards and advisor for companies such SOSi.
A plan to have the intelligence community and the Defense Department share secret cloud services takes both organizations closer to a goal of interoperability.