Defense
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Media reports suggesting that the Air Force might require some pilots to stay in uniform beyond their agreed-to separation dates are not true, said the service's top officer.
April 13, 2017 -
The National Security Agency is holding its 17th annual Cyber Defensive Exercise to help young cyber warriors hone their skills.
April 12, 2017 -
Saying it doesn’t have unlimited resources to fix all of its cyber vulnerabilities, the Navy is looking to prioritize, including through a pilot program to help commanders understand which cyber problems are the biggest threats to their missions.
April 12, 2017 -
Vice Admiral Raquel C. Bono, director of the Defense Health Agency, joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf to discuss the organization's vision for serving the healthcare needs of the warfighter. April 11, 2017
April 11, 2017 -
The Army cast off nearly 700 soldiers in the second half of 2016.
April 11, 2017 -
Trump's policies might save some money in DoD by reducing waste, fraud and abuse, but some changes, like the hiring freeze, might do more damage than good to the Pentagon.
April 10, 2017 -
Military officials say the 2017 continuing resolution could be the worst yet. The service chiefs of Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps all told Congress this week that this year could be the straw that breaks the camel’s back.
April 10, 2017 -
A new analysis of government data shows that 2016 may have been the low ebb of Defense contract spending, following six years of steady declines.
April 10, 2017 -
President Donald Trump picks Neomi Rao to lead the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs and Russell Vought to be deputy director at OMB.
April 07, 2017 -
The Air Force is meeting with airline companies May 18th, but the service isn't expecting to solve the pilot shortage quickly.
April 07, 2017 -
Navy and other Defense officials tried, but failed to persuade Congress to make the change as part of the 2017 Defense authorization bill that passed in December. But top Navy personnel officials are lobbying lawmakers to include the language in this year’s bill. It would allow military promotion boards to place officers “of particular merit” at the top of promotion lists, ahead of their peers.
April 06, 2017 -
Former Defense Secretary Ash Carter has urged his successor, former Marine Gen. James Mattis, to continue fostering relationships with tech innovators as part of his drive to create a "force of the future."
April 06, 2017 -
DoD's processing of incurred cost contracts is slowing because of the hiring freeze.
April 06, 2017 -
Military leaders converged this week on National Harbor, Maryland for Sea-Air-Space: The Navy League’s Global Maritime Exposition.
April 06, 2017 -
The federal cloud policy makes it easier for agencies to begin replacing legacy systems with commercial applications.
April 06, 2017
