Defense
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The Army is making its number one priority long range precision fires with 10x capability.
January 17, 2018 -
In most of the recent political death matches on Capitol Hill, defense spending was at the center of the fight. This time it's immigration. Still, the threat of a shutdown and a lack of resolution over defense priorities has a lot of Washington nervous. Todd Harrison, senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin there's more talk about holding out on passing another short-term continuing resolution until some of the key issues are resolved.
January 17, 2018 -
Navy could announce 21 weeks of paternity leave as soon as next month, but the boost would require a change in DoD policy.
January 17, 2018 -
A team of Booz Allen subject matter experts join host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf to discuss DoD's network resilience efforts and the delivery of future IT networks. January 16, 2018
January 16, 2018 -
DoD and FDA want to deliver medical products to service members faster, but is is compromising safety?
January 16, 2018 -
The Defense Department is experimenting with biometrics to control physical access, while improving the technology's accuracy and increasing mobility.
January 16, 2018 -
Navy officials are talking about how the bridges have become "Frankensteins." So much new gear has been crammed in, the crews can lose track of what's going on.
January 16, 2018 -
The Army is getting rid of its early retirement program as it ramps up its end strength.
January 15, 2018 -
The Navy wants sailors to phone home less when it comes to fixing ships, and instead be more self-sufficient.
January 15, 2018 -
The Coast Guard has some of the best retention numbers in the military, but how is it doing it?
January 15, 2018 -
Now contractors are asking what their obligations are this year, and the Defense Department is even going to verify compliance.
January 15, 2018 -
The Me Too movement has women in different careers talking about sexual harassment and assault. The national discussion did not leave out the military, unmasking more actions needed to be taken by DoD to cope.
January 12, 2018 -
The Navy is turning to tech to quicken the pace of its acquisition cycle.
January 12, 2018 -
Three years after coming into existence, the cyber defense arm of U.S. Cyber Command says it will reach phase one of an order aimed at shoring up vulnerabilities across the Defense Department this spring.
January 12, 2018 -
Although failures of basic seamanship and training were largely to blame for last year's collisions, the Navy says it also needs to fix basic problems with the equipment it's provided to its deck officers.
January 12, 2018
