Defense
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House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry proposed eliminating a half-dozen DoD agencies earlier this year, but the idea died almost as quickly as it was conceived.
June 29, 2018 -
Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-Va.) has offered legislation to give federal employees up to 12 weeks of paid leave for the birth, adoption or foster placement of a child.
June 29, 2018 -
EFS EBrex Sarl, also knwon as EBrex, of Switzerland protested DLA after losing out to California-based Coastal Pacific Food Distributors Inc. for a food distribution contract.
June 29, 2018 -
In the second of three volumes laying out fixes for DoD's acquisition system, the Section 809 panel says a "program-centric" approach leads to sluggish decisions.
June 29, 2018 -
Air Combat Command chief Gen. James Holmes says personnel readiness is much better at the Air Force.
June 28, 2018 -
The Internal Revenue Service faces an uphill battle in preparing for the next filing season, according to National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson.
June 28, 2018 -
As part of a revived effort to manage contractors, civilians and military personnel as a "total force," DoD intends to propose a new way to conduct public-private competitions.
June 28, 2018 -
The Department of Defense still doesn't have a policy for issues regarding Chinese manufacturers ZTE and Huawei.
June 27, 2018 -
After Agent Orange and Gulf War syndrome, the next set of maladies affecting service members is shaping up to be burn pits, toxic fires used to get rid of waste materials during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
June 27, 2018 -
To Bob Tobias, professor in the Key Executive Leadership Program at American University, this plan is an opportunity for better management of the military enterprise.
June 27, 2018 -
Most federal agencies last fall sent the Trump administration long-term plans for how they intend to reduce their workforces — but not the Defense Department.
June 27, 2018 -
Two pilot projects, both using existing data to improve NAVSUP's business processes, are expected to produce results by August.
June 27, 2018 -
The Veterans Affairs Department says it will begin deployment of a new electronic health record at three sites in the Pacific Northwest in October, and the system will be implemented at those sites by March 2020.
June 26, 2018 -
Naval Supply Systems Command launched its digital accelerator project a few months ago in hopes of leveraging its existing data. Meanwhile the Department of Transportation wants to reduce its dependency on headquarters.
June 26, 2018 -
TRANSCOM wants to build stricter cybersecurity into its contract requirements. Currently, its commercial partners are not held to DoD standards.
June 26, 2018
