Defense
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The most recent and detailed analysis by the Center for Strategic and International Studies says the Biden administration's military strategy appears to support a reduction in forces while relying more on soft-power tools. . For highlights about what upcoming budget battles are all about, Federal Drive spoke with CSIS senior adviser Mark Cancian.
November 29, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast: CISA is taking new steps to make your email even safer. The Defense Department is looking to expand private in-home childcare. And the Defense Intelligence Agency just inked a massive IT contract.
November 29, 2021 -
The Pentagon is considering profit incentives and source selection criteria to get defense contractors to up their cybersecurity game before CMMC 2.0 becomes a reality.
November 26, 2021 -
The new guidance is intended to help agencies nail down the security requirements of their 5G applications, whether in a hospital or a remote military base.
November 25, 2021 -
The Air Force announced that starting Nov. 29 unvaccinated airmen will not be able to proceed to existing permanent change of station orders and will not be eligible for future orders unless they get an approved medical or religious accommodation.
November 25, 2021 -
30 years ago the Army recognized the importance of digitized information in making military operations more effective, and the value of full system integration, writes ARRAY's Michael Acton.
November 25, 2021 -
The move exempts tens of thousands of federal contractors from the federal vaccine mandate.
November 24, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Defense Department is creating a new office that will look into Unidentified Aerial Phenomena.
November 24, 2021 -
American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier Group, which won and then lost the multibillion dollar award following an earlier round of protests, said it has lodged a new challenge with the Government Accountability Office.
November 24, 2021 -
Tabletop wargames and big military exercises usually focus on more high-level leadership and strategy, but in the potentially degraded environments of the future squad leaders and lower level commanders will be the ones calling the shots.
November 23, 2021 -
Steve Jameson, director and solution architect for BAE Systems Intelligence & Security, writes that systems integrators will play a key role in helping DoD manage the JADO complexity.
November 23, 2021 -
The Center for Government Contracting at George Mason University won a contract to help the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering review the contracting activities of DARPA.
November 19, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the White House says it supports the idea of a “basic needs allowance” for low-income military members, but wants more time to decide how much.
November 19, 2021 -
DoD picks Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Oracle for multibillion dollar project to replace JEDI CloudThe decision followed several months of market research, and represented a change from DoD’s initial plans for the contract.
November 19, 2021 -
Assuming the $6.2 billion award survives the bid protest stage, DoD's first step will be to start integrating HomeSafe's technology with government systems.
November 18, 2021
