Defense
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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin directed Pentagon officials to take a range of actions to tighten access to classified information.
July 21, 2023 -
The Defense industrial base is always a concern for the Pentagon. It worries both about capacity and whether it has a competitive market. That's why planners keep an eye on mergers and acquisitions aka M&A.
July 21, 2023 -
Preston Dunlap was the first chief technology officer (CTO) and chief architect officer of the U.S. Space Force and Air Force. He's now an independent director on corporate boards and advisor for companies such SOSi.
July 21, 2023 -
A plan to have the intelligence community and the Defense Department share secret cloud services takes both organizations closer to a goal of interoperability.
July 20, 2023 -
The U.K. based company Space Forge recently announced plans to launch U.S. manufacturing operations in the United States, just showing how global space interests have become overseas.
July 20, 2023 -
The Navy's carriers and submarines might be the most technically sophisticated in the world. But they're also the most expensive.
July 20, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast: Microsoft will soon give it away for the sake of cybersecurity. The Office of Personnel Management is drafting new qualification standards for federal wildland firefighter management jobs. And the Air Force embeds recruiters in the Hinterlands to find new cadets.
July 20, 2023 -
Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution. PPBE has been the way of the Pentagon since the 1960s. Nobody is thrilled with it, but it persists. The latest set of recommendations for reforming Pentagon acquisition comes in a letter signed by a dozen contractors and venture capital outfits.
July 18, 2023 -
A report on sexual assault and harassment at the Coast Guard Academy stayed under wraps for years; Congress wants to know why.
July 17, 2023 -
DoD has gone some way toward easing the health care access problems employees in Japan have faced. But Congress is paying attention to ongoing challenges.
July 17, 2023 -
An extended hold on military promotions by a Republican Senator is distorting talks over the National Defense Authorization Act.
July 17, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast: The General Services Administration is rethinking how it'll decide where to build a new FBI headquarters. Two decades of sexual harassment and assaults at the Coast Guard Academy have Congress calling for the inspector general. And 3,000 military reservists might be on their way to Europe.
July 17, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast: Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) is taking another stab at killing Schedule F. There are some more return-to-office changes in the works for a couple of agencies. And President Joe Biden’s pick for second-in-command at the Department of Veterans Affairs is heading for a full Senate vote.
July 14, 2023 -
Marine Innovation Unit expands its staff as it takes on more projects and moves toward full operational status.
July 13, 2023 -
In war, the only thing worse than getting there late is running out of ammunition. No one has infinite stockpiles. The drawdown in support of Ukraine has shown the need to boost the surge capacity of the defense industrial base.
July 13, 2023
