Defense
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The U.S. Navy is finding that its carriers are nearly as costly to decommission and scrap as they are to build and launch.
August 15, 2018 -
The Defense Innovation Unit is temporarily slowing down so it won't repeat past mistakes.
August 15, 2018 -
Jeff Neal, former CHCO at DHS, says that the new hiring authority included in the 2019 NDAA is not a bad idea.
August 14, 2018 -
The new Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie said several new people will be taking top-level leadership positions at the agency shortly. Pamela Powers will be the department's new chief of staff and Chris Syrek will be VA's deputy chief of staff.
August 14, 2018 -
The Defense Department's process for buying commercial items can take even longer than its traditional procurement system.
August 13, 2018 -
Three federal procurement experts analyzed Oracle’s protest of DoD’s $10 billion cloud contract and found the software company is on solid ground.
August 13, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Office of Personnel Management is encouraging agencies to let Washington-area employees use telework and other workplace flexibilities for the next two weeks during Metro's major track work.
August 13, 2018 -
The Army is trying to stay on the cusp of defensive cyber technology by using a consortium of companies.
August 10, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Pentagon officially announces its plans to establish a sixth branch of the military focused on space.
August 10, 2018 -
The U.S. Army has temporarily suspended discharges of immigrant reservists and recruits who were promised a pathway to citizenship when they enlisted,
August 09, 2018 -
Federal security clearances may grab headlines, but the polygraph portion has gone virtually unchanged for decades. Now they're getting a closer look.
August 09, 2018 -
A new study reveals that finding community and fitness in the civilian world helps veterans stay on their feet.
August 09, 2018 -
As part of the Trusted Workforce 2.0 initiative, intelligence and industry communities are preparing to deliver their plan to reimagine the security clearance to Congress by the end of the year.
August 07, 2018 -
Oracle Corp. filed a pre-award complaint with the Government Accountability Office Monday , 11 days after DoD released the final Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) solicitation.
August 07, 2018 -
The Department of Energy doesn’t discuss nuclear material that has been lost or stolen, nor does it appears to have relatively few accountability measures in place to deal with problems when they happen.
August 07, 2018
