Defense
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A new model aims to allocate DoD's limited facility sustainment dollars toward buildings where the funding can do the most good. But the funding model itself is subject to budget challenges, and might not be ready until 2026.
April 21, 2023 -
Col. Jennifer Krolikowski, the chief information officer of the Space Systems Command, said Enigma is a contractor-owned and operated integrated digital backbone to address long-time challenges to share information.
April 20, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast: Other than strong Marine Corps numbers, recruiting struggles continue across the military. The Inspector General at the Energy Department says she needs more funding. And federal employees may soon see better access to child care services.
April 20, 2023 -
The American Federation of Government Employees expanded one of its local chapters, District 14, to add eligibility for about 10,000 civilian employees serving overseas in Europe.
April 18, 2023 -
An emerging need for the future of manufacturing is application of biology. As a result, the Defense Department has issued a strategy for bio manufacturing.
April 18, 2023 -
It’s been decades since the last time the Defense Department took an in-depth look at how its contract policies affect the financial health the defense industrial base.
April 18, 2023 -
Michael Chappell is the new CIO at the Army’s Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems (PEO-EIS), a position that the organization re-established after nearly five years.
April 18, 2023 -
After 21-year-old Jack Teixeira was arrested for allegedly leaking classified info, the Pentagon is looking at what it can do to prevent similar situations in the future.
April 17, 2023 -
A recording of a panel I hosted last week at the Space Force IT Day hosted by AFCEA NOVA.
April 14, 2023 -
The Green Beret Foundation, which provides U.S. Army Special Forces Soldiers with ongoing support, has a new president and chief executive officer. This won't be Charlie Iacono's first role in a position to help servicemembers and veterans, as he formerly held a senior position with the United Service Organizations.
April 14, 2023 -
A list of suggestions from an Atlantic Council commission offers ways to improve DoD’s acquisition process.
April 13, 2023 -
As the Pentagon continues to try an improve housing for service members, the GAO finds areas needing improvement.
April 12, 2023 -
Lots of nation's impinge on the Arctic Circle. Even more try to use it strategically, like China. That's why, for years, the U.S. Coast Guard has been stepping up its patrols in the Arctic and why it convinced Congress to fund two new heavy ice-breaking ships.
April 11, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast: Alabama's Fort Rucker sheds its Confederate moniker with a name change. USA Jobs is back online. And snail mail just got more expensive, again.
April 11, 2023 -
DoD's study, published Monday, is its first thorough examination of how its contract policies impact the industrial base since 1985.
April 11, 2023
