Defense
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Troops of the future will work hand-in-hand with technology, requiring digital savvy.
October 06, 2020 -
Military leaders who were in contact with Adm. Charles W. Ray, the vice commandant of the Coast Guard, have been tested, Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said in a statement. None have exhibited symptoms or have so far tested positive.
October 06, 2020 -
The controversial White House directive banning what the Trump administration thinks is divisive diversity training - it applies to federal contractors, too.
October 06, 2020 -
A group of 43 House members, including four Republicans, are again calling on the Trump administration to give federal employees and military members the choice to opt-out of the president's payroll tax deferral.
October 05, 2020 -
DoD CIO Dana Deasy says officials have been finding temporary homes for cloud applications that were counting on the long-delayed JEDI program. Other preparatory that's not technically part of the contract has been proceeding apace too.
October 05, 2020 -
The document will attempt to answer some of the department’s key questions about becoming a “data-centric” organization, including how to harness the vast amounts of data it already generates to train future artificial intelligence algorithms.
October 01, 2020 -
The report addresses everything from research and development to supply chain.
September 30, 2020 -
The temporary acquisition task force DoD created in response to COVID-19 will become a permanent assisted acquisition organization.
September 30, 2020 -
The leader of U.S. Space Command says putting troops outside the atmosphere is something that will happen in the far future.
September 29, 2020 -
Two Pentagon components, the Defense Innovation Unit and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, have teamed up with one another, along with Phillips Corporation, on an artificial intelligence project.
September 29, 2020 -
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
