Defense
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Senior Adviser to the CSIS International Security program Mark Cancian joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to share what it found.
November 26, 2019 -
Each of the military services significantly ramped up their use of direct hiring in 2019. The Air Force Sustainment Center, for instance, is using the authority to fill more than 70 percent of all job openings.
November 26, 2019 -
In anticipation of several new policy directives in the coming months, the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency is planning to dramatically ramp up continuous evaluation enrollment to 3.6 million in 2020, defense officials said.
November 25, 2019 -
The web issue will not be fixed by the end of open season on Dec. 9. The other two options are to enroll by phone or mail.
November 25, 2019 -
The Air Force is adding new allegations to its issues with private military housing contractor Balfour Beatty Communities.
November 25, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, acquisition authorities have made a proposed rule final, to keep phony parts out of systems the government buys.
November 25, 2019 -
Amazon filed its promised bid protest lawsuit at the Court of Federal Claims on Friday. The complaint is still under seal, but accompanying documents indicate it will use video evidence suggesting improper influence on the JEDI contract by President Trump.
November 25, 2019 -
Golden Horde, Navigation Technology Satellite-3 and Skyborg will be priorities in research funding.
November 22, 2019 -
One of the biggest opportunities to bring a data-centric culture to DoD is modernizing its Defense Readiness Reporting System (DRRS).
November 21, 2019 -
There is still a long way to go to ensure continued and complete success in getting people, equipment, weapons, food and all the things that makes a military run well in place.
November 20, 2019 -
The Navy is working on a way to standardize the way it handles data for different scenarios.
November 20, 2019 -
The Army's vast vehicle fleet is getting old and worn out. So it's starting to spend big on refurbishing and developing the next generation of combat vehicles.
November 20, 2019 -
The president is expected to sign a new national security presidential memorandum that will begin a series of modernization efforts of the governmentwide suitability, credentialing and security clearance system.
November 19, 2019 -
The Defense Innovation Unit wants to quicken the time it takes to assess satellite images of disaster zones.
November 19, 2019 -
Last week Norm Augustine joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss just-completed work with the National Academy of Sciences, examining the future of the interstate highway system.
November 19, 2019
