Defense
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The Air Force has discharged 27 people for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine, making them what officials believe are the first service members to be removed for disobeying the mandate to get the shots
December 14, 2021 -
The Omicron variant is showing some vaccine resistant properties that the booster could help resolve.
December 13, 2021 -
The review found concerns over compliance, cost, reciprocity and more, issues that aren't going away as the Pentagon overhauls the program.
December 10, 2021 -
The Pentagon will conduct task order-level competitions as part of its new JWCC contract, but vendors won't have much room to argue.
December 10, 2021 -
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said Thursday that the service just added its seventh imperative this week: Defining the B-21 long range strike family of systems.
December 09, 2021 -
Recently the Defense Innovation Unit issued what it calls responsible AI guidelines.
December 09, 2021 -
The plan would create the new position of Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence officer starting next February, bringing together three of the Office of the Secretary of Defense's existing tech organizations.
December 08, 2021 -
Outside of the blockbuster parts of the 2022 defense authorization bill, there are many new policies Congress will mandate the Pentagon to enact once the bill is signed into law.
December 08, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the two-year probationary is on its way out for civilian employees at the Defense Department.
December 08, 2021 -
Recently, the Air Force's 55th communication squadron was redesignated as the 55th Cyber squadron. What does that mean? Well, for one thing, it means the squadron now has responsibility for cyber defense operators on the Air Force's tactical edge.
December 07, 2021 -
The continuing resolution for funding the government runs until February 18.
December 06, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the military has some big blind spots when it comes to figuring out how big a problem it has with extremism in the ranks.
December 06, 2021 -
DoD has funding for only five positions through 2023 for its new IP cadre. And the temporality of the jobs is an impediment to hiring the long-term experts DoD needs, according to the Government Accountability Office.
December 06, 2021 -
DISA staff are using program management tools and principles to monitor and track plans internally, while the Air Force is conducting weekly IT pulse surveys.
December 03, 2021 -
The ransomware threat has spooked nearly everyone. A big unknown is how vulnerable your organization actually is to ransomware attacks.
December 02, 2021
