Defense
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The Defense Department, as it steps up its readiness around artificial intelligence, is building up the data literacy of its acquisition workforce.
July 04, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast: The Defense Department is taking steps to combat foreign influence in federally-funded scientific research. The time it takes to get a security clearance is holding steady. And a Florida-based small business and its owner will pay more than $7.7 million to settle allegations of False Claims Act violations.
July 03, 2023 -
Contractors and investor offer suggestions for how to improve DoD acquisition but getting ideas implemented may not be easy.
June 30, 2023 -
OPM and DCSA are making policy and technology changes are part of the implementation of the Trusted Workforce 2.0.
June 30, 2023 -
A threat to U.S. abilities to function in space spur Space Force to develop new capabilities and change training models.
June 29, 2023 -
Jack Teixeira, the Air National Guard member, recently joined a long list of military and civilian employees who blithely gave away classified documents. A federal judge let Teixeira hire a private attorney with experience in national security cases.
June 29, 2023 -
The Army has a new advisory group to aid women soldiers in navigating issues relating to quality of life and careers advancement.
June 27, 2023 -
House Armed Services committees at last voted out their bills for 2024 last week. The Senate Armed Services Committee released a statement of intent.
June 27, 2023 -
The Army now has an IT system to handle HR for all its components -- but it still has work to do.
June 26, 2023 -
Leonel Garciga, who has worked as the director of information management for the Army G2 since 2019, will replace Raj Iyer as the service’s lead technology executive.
June 26, 2023 -
The Defense Department plans to encourage retention among service members, including with financial incentives and quality of life improvements.
June 26, 2023 -
Last month, the Defense Department announced $18 million in Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research or DEPSCoR awards to 28 academic teams. The teams hail from all parts of the country and the competition aims to help introduce potential researchers to DoD’s unique research challenges and supportive research ecosystem.
June 26, 2023 -
The House and Senate Armed Services Committees each finished their work on their respective versions of the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act last week. Both bills include a 5.2% military pay raise, the largest since 2002.
June 25, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast: The House Armed Services Committee sends an $874 billion defense bill to the House floor. The Government Accountability Office said the military health care system still needs to complete Congressionally-mandated reforms. And the Senior Executives Association has a new president.
June 23, 2023 -
A new iteration of Project Convergence will feature a higher level exercise with international allies.
June 22, 2023
