Defense
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Several federal agencies, including the Defense Department and the armed services, have rediscovered an old but potent way of getting rapid acquisitions done. Alex Rossino at Deltek discussed the implications.
March 15, 2019 -
Sen. James Lankford says whatever retirement changes occur should only apply to new hires. Hear this story and more in today's Federal Newscast.
March 15, 2019 -
The Defense Information Systems Agency has been pushing its mission partners toward “app rationalization,” urging them to figure out what they need to operate in the cloud.
March 15, 2019 -
An audit of a sample of DoD's contracts with Transdigm found half the company's earnings were "excess" profit, but the inspector general said the findings highlight a need for broad policy changes.
March 15, 2019 -
The commander of the nation's top cyber security agencies — the National Security Agency and the U.S. Cyber Command — will not confirm that he has recommended the two agencies split from one another next year.
March 14, 2019 -
An assessment commissioned by the Secretary of the Navy returned a stinging assessment of the Navy Department's cybersecurity posture.
March 14, 2019 -
Air Force Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan told lawmakers that he’s already trying to stand up a small office around robotic process automation, a specific type of artificial intelligence aimed towards improving business practices.
March 14, 2019 -
The backlog of pending security clearances and other matters at the National Background Investigations Bureau (NBIB) is down more than 25 percent from its record-high nearly a year ago. The backlog today stands at 541,000 investigations, NBIB Director Charlie Phalen said.
March 13, 2019 -
The $750 billion defense budget request for 2020 asked Congress for almost $104 billion for its research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E) fund.
March 13, 2019 -
A hair-raising report to Navy Secretary Richard Spencer was leaked, and it presents a grim picture of America's cybersecurity threat.
March 13, 2019 -
DoD's civilian workforce would grow modestly under 2020 budget, and up to 15,000 health care positions would be converted to civilian jobs in coming years.
March 13, 2019 -
The Defense Department has approved a new policy that will largely bar transgender troops and military recruits from transitioning to another sex
March 12, 2019 -
The Trump administration’s 2020 budget proposal for government spending gives a big boost to the Pentagon and other security-related agencies, while calling for a cut of more than $2.7 trillion in federal civilian spending over the next ten years.
March 12, 2019 -
President Donald Trump's 2020 budget would bypass defense funding caps by adding nearly $100 billion to DoD's wartime spending account.
March 11, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a group of nearly 40 senators are urging the appropriations committee to include back pay for federal contractors impacted by the last government shutdown, in an upcoming disaster relief package.
March 11, 2019
