Defense
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The United States and the Philippines have announced plans to expand America's military presence in the Southeast Asian nation, with access to four more bases as they seek to deter China’s increasingly aggressive actions toward Taiwan and in the disputed South China Sea. The agreement was reached as Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was in the country for talks about deploying U.S. forces and weapons in more Philippine military camps. In a joint announcement Thursday by the Philippines and the U.S., the two said they had decided to accelerate the full implementation of their so-called Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement, which aims to support combined training, exercises and interoperability.
February 01, 2023 -
FEMA brings back a familiar face to be its new CIO while HHS, the Navy and GSA fill key technology leadership roles.
February 01, 2023 -
For various reasons, defense contractors have quite a bit of Defense Department property in their possession. But DoD can only guesstimate how much it's all worth.
February 01, 2023 -
The Pentagon’s QRMC will take at least two years to complete but maybe longer as previous studies have taken as much as 71 months.
January 31, 2023 -
The latest benefit signed into law for veterans aims to help those exposed to the poisonous fumes of burn pits and other sources. VA officials say they were ready for the Pact Act.
January 31, 2023 -
After a year that saw an expansion of contract spending, small businesses will reap the rewards of more spending.
January 31, 2023 -
From enterprise to the tactical edge — discover how the Defense Department and military services intend to advance their use of cloud technologies
January 31, 2023 -
Space Force wants its contract officers to demand better results and faster deliveries.
January 27, 2023 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs is more than halfway to meeting its hiring goal for health care workers this fiscal year, and ahead of schedule to achieve its workforce goals this fall.
January 26, 2023 -
Their aircraft carriers don't have catapults. Their submarines are mostly diesel. Many of their aircraft are made of Soviet-era designs. Their economic growth has ground to a halt.
January 26, 2023 -
A dispute between the Defense Department and old-line contractor Raytheon shows how tricky the rules are for cost accounting. In one recent case, Raytheon prevailed at the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals.
January 25, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast: The Defense Department wants to declassify more intelligence to enhance private-sector cybersecurity. GSA is taking new steps to make sure the software it uses is secure. And Janet Yellen says not to fret over your retirement money. It'll be there.
January 25, 2023 -
The long-awaited "go-live" of (IPPS-A) marks the first time the active Army, the Army National Guard and Army Reserve have used a single system for all of their pay and personnel functions.
January 24, 2023 -
Howard University will partner with the Air Force as the first HBCU to host a University Affiliated Research Center.
January 24, 2023 -
Members of the National Guard and military reserves can have complicated lives. Now it turns out, they often lose out on financial benefits they're entitled to from lenders.
January 23, 2023
