Defense
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First volume of three expected reports from the "Section 809" panel seeks changes in areas ranging from business IT to contract oversight and commercial buying.
February 01, 2018 -
In his first State of the Union, President Donald Trump highlights VA’s success with removing 1,500 employees under the June 2017 law.
January 30, 2018 -
Lawmakers urge the Coast Guard to follow the Veterans Affairs Department's example and adopt the same EHR system used by the Defense Department.
January 30, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a new report from the Homeland Security Department's Office of Inspector General finds the agency has no centralized database to make sure suspended companies don't compete for new contracts.
January 30, 2018 -
The Defense Department may update its smart device policy after a map showed troops' exercise patterns.
January 30, 2018 -
DoD's Director of Operational Test and Evaluation urges the Pentagon to put further JRSS deployments on hold.
January 30, 2018 -
The Navy's Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command is the latest DoD organization to jump on the OTA bandwagon with an arrangement that would spend $100 million on 14 cyber technology areas.
January 30, 2018 -
The Defense Innovation Board, tasked by Congress to deliver report on software acquisition, is doing all it can to avoid writing a long document that will gather dust on a shelf.
January 30, 2018 -
NDAA gives agencies special funds for contractors dedicated to modernizing IT systems, cybersecurity, etc.
January 26, 2018 -
The Council on IG Integrity and Efficiency Subcommittee on IT continues to try to close the gap between auditors and chief information officers in how they determine their agency’s cyber posture.
January 26, 2018 -
Rep. Mike Conaway, one of just a few financial accounting experts in Congress, says the Defense Department has already shown tremendous progress as it undertakes its first-ever audit.
January 26, 2018 -
Brig. Gen. Diana Holland tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' hurricane relief efforts are going well in Puerto Rico.
January 25, 2018 -
Military personnel say DOPMA is foundationally sound, but needs more workarounds, especially for highly-technical fields
January 25, 2018 -
Naval War College professors tells Federal News Radio that the military needs to drop strict rules on appearance in order to attract more talent
January 24, 2018 -
Downsizing teams assigned to drain the swamp in different agencies can't understand why so many employees turn up their noses when offered a $25,000 buyout.
January 22, 2018
