Defense
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The Air Force's chief digital transformation officer says challenge events have shown what's possible when developers work with classified, operational data, but also how DoD's policies forbid those innovations in practice.
July 25, 2022 -
Naval Air Station Oceana hosted a graduation ceremony for eight interns who were part of Project SEARCH, a program connecting high school students with intellectual and developmental disabilities to internships and on-the-job training.
July 22, 2022 -
The U.S. Marine Corps has halted water operations for its new amphibious combat vehicles while it investigates why two of the seafaring tanks ran into trouble off Southern California's coast this week amid high surf
July 21, 2022 -
Each service has faced recruiting challenges in recent months, but the Army's is by far the largest.
July 21, 2022 -
While small and mid-size contractors might find it tempting to take a wait-and-see approach to adjusting their internal protocols, acting sooner rather than later can yield benefits to DIB contractors of all sizes and in all sectors.
July 20, 2022 -
U.S. Customs and Border Protection sometimes faces distrust, even antagonism, among citizens and non-citizens officers encounter. To help ease this problem, CBP created a new position called senior community relations manager. The person taking on that job is Nawar Shora. Tom Temin talked to Mr. Shora on THE FEDERAL DRIVE.
July 20, 2022 -
A high ranking military official recently cited acquisition and the Defense supply chain in predicting mathematical certainty of the US losing out to China. That made contractors sit up and listen.
July 19, 2022 -
Although DLA and SBA have worked together on similar NMR waivers for many years, we recognize that SBA has recently taken exception to how the program has been implemented.
July 19, 2022 -
In a bit of progress for regular order, the House last week managed to pass its version of the National Defense Authorization Act. And, members will get down to the 2023 spending bills this week.
July 18, 2022 -
The Air Force's deputy assistant secretary for Acquisition says the U.S.' “slow/micromanaged Cold War resource system" is the number one obstacle to competing and developing a military deterrent.
July 15, 2022 -
The four-star commanders of Naval Forces Europe-Africa, U.S. Fleet Forces Command and U.S. Pacific Fleet issued a joint directive on July 14 laying out steps all commanders should take to improve the timeliness and accuracy of sailors’ pay.
July 14, 2022 -
Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. Military readiness in some ways starts with what troops eat. The Air Force has launched an entertaining…
July 14, 2022 -
The Project on Government Oversight reviewed spending patterns of the Defense Logistics Agency under its Special Operational Equipment tailored logistics support program.
July 14, 2022 -
The House will consider several workforce-related amendments to the 2023 Defense Authorization Act, including bringing TSA employees under Title 5.
July 13, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Defense Department is moving nearly $1 billion of its funds to cover rising fuel costs.
July 12, 2022
