Defense
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Industry and Congress say real progress has been made on the security clearance backlog, but they want to see the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency and other departments move with more speed to transform an outdated process.
May 27, 2021 -
There were at least 40,000 domestic abuse cases in the military over a five year period.
May 26, 2021 -
Officials expect some bumps along the way, but the Navy plans to onboard more than 200,000 users to a new cloud-hosted office suite starting next week.
May 26, 2021 -
DoD is making some efforts to ease its classification restrictions to better partner with allies and industry.
May 26, 2021 -
John Demers, the assistant attorney general for National Security in DoJ, said the review group will send its recommendations to the Commerce Department.
May 25, 2021 -
The Coast Guard is transforming its cyber “blue team” enterprise into a more comprehensive Cyber Operational Assessments Branch, and is standing up its first red team as part of this restructuring.
May 25, 2021 -
More than 5,000 children were still on the waiting list for care as of February.
May 24, 2021 -
The Air Force said it's moving into a "more operational" stage for its "internet of military things," beginning by turning its new KC-46 refueling tanker into a data distribution platform.
May 24, 2021 -
Army Futures Command is preparing for a hybrid workforce model, considering what that will look like and how to evolve collaboration tools and processes.
May 21, 2021 -
The National Archives and Records Administration's National Personnel Records Center has a backlog of more than 500,000 requests and 400,000 records that need refiling. The agency estimates it will take two years to resolve the backlog without extra help.
May 20, 2021 -
Pentagon says its putting a greater emphasis on the sustainment of weapons systems — a part of the lifecycle that accounts for 70% of the cost of a weapon.
May 20, 2021 -
The Defense Department would have plenty of company in canceling something that is looking more and more irretrievable.
May 19, 2021 -
Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. That executive order on cybersecurity from the White House last week – where do you even…
May 18, 2021 -
Disparities in vaccine hesitancy could effect readiness, the authors state.
May 18, 2021 -
The Space Hour spoke to former President and CEO of VOX Space Mandy Vaughn
May 17, 2021
