Defense
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The government's recent track record with huge IDIQ contracts has been spotty at best. Larry Allen says the problems are a sign of the times.
September 29, 2020 -
The Army is undertaking a widespread look at bias in its ranks, but other issues outside the military may be keeping minorities from reaching top ranks.
September 28, 2020 -
The executive order President Donald Trump signed last week to ban certain types of diversity training carries enormous potential penalties for federal contractors. But at least for the time being, the vendor community appears to be holding its breath while it figures out exactly what the EO means.
September 28, 2020 -
Is it even possible to change the culture of something as bulky as the United States Navy? Charles Barber is going to try.
September 25, 2020 -
The Constitution gives Congress a lot of authority over the structure and operation of the military, even if the president is commander in chief. Zach Price argues that Congress ought to use that authority more than it does.
September 25, 2020 -
The plan will look at Army policies, biases and even marketing to bring the best talent to the top.
September 24, 2020 -
This week’s update from the Pentagon shows just over half of the military’s worldwide installations are now in the “green” category – meaning servicemembers can move to and from those bases without special permission.
September 24, 2020 -
The Air Force's top acquisition official said reforms that were initiated long before a pandemic was on the horizon went a long way toward dealing with the current emergency.
September 24, 2020 -
Sometimes the Federal Acquisition Regulation calls for meaningful discussions between government and would-be contractors. The lack thereof can result in issues like the one the Navy and one of its suppliers are having.
September 23, 2020 -
The Air Force and Space Force want all of the new systems they buy to be produced via digital engineering processes. But the defense industry needs to get on board first.
September 23, 2020 -
Like with telework, the Air Force may never go back to teaching the same way again.
September 22, 2020 -
This week on Federal Tech Talk, Nicholas Chaillan, The Air Force's Chief Software Officer, joins host John Gilroy to discuss Platform One and Cloud One, and why they are creative and innovative approaches to improving software for the service.
September 21, 2020 -
Like most of the rest of us, the vast majority of the acquisition workforce had to adapt to a full-time telework environment almost overnight.
September 21, 2020 -
The White House says a new agency-level appeals process for clearance denials could expose classified information, increase processing time.
September 21, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast: A former defense contractor is sentenced to prison for fraud and bribery. The Census Bureau’s IT infrastructure has performed better than officials expected. And the Air Force improves its policy for nursing mothers to improve retention.
September 18, 2020
