Defense
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Data requirements to ensure lack of bias in AI and transparency and how it works are not part of the standard license agreements.
May 18, 2022 -
A discharge characterization of anything less than fully honorable does not have to deprive you of access to veterans’ benefits indefinitely, and the stigma that may be associated with a certain type of discharge doesn’t have to either.
May 18, 2022 -
The contract is part of a $4.9 billion rebuild of the base, which was destroyed in 2018.
May 17, 2022 -
The Senate could vote tomorrow on a $40 billion military aid package for Ukraine. It's already passed the House. Whatever happens, it will require contracts and contractors.
May 17, 2022 -
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has started releasing a series of data sheets for the public. They show the delineations of wetland, a crucial piece of information in land and resource management.
May 17, 2022 -
Congress has okayed billions of dollars in security assistance for Ukraine. But one group thinks the U.S. Defense industry is well-positioned to provide not just weapons – but humanitarian aid too. The needs on the ground range from search and rescue equipment to medical supplies and satellite phones. A collection of Arizona-based industry groups is helping to identify those needs, ask for donations from contractors, and get the supplies where they need to go.
May 16, 2022 -
Senators seek to establish National Guard for space missions, correcting what they see as a "mistake" in Space Force's initial establishment.
May 16, 2022 -
DoD is still quiet on the issue of online harassment.
May 16, 2022 -
Four cadets at the Air Force Academy may not graduate or be commissioned as military officers later this month because they have refused the COVID-19 vaccine, and they may be required to pay back thousands of dollars in tuition costs, according to Air Force officials.
May 14, 2022 -
During the COVID-19 pandemic, staffing the nation’s healthcare facilities has been a challenge pretty much across the board. But the military’s hospitals and clinics faced special circumstances.
May 13, 2022 -
For anyone in Washington wanting to understand something in the Defense Department budget, Todd Harrison has been a go-to analyst. Now, after seven years at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, he's leaving to join a defense company.
May 13, 2022 -
The Navy has pledged more than $20 billion to modernize its aging shipyards, but serious questions remain about the plan's implementation. Maintenance backlogs and construction costs have grown.
May 13, 2022 -
Spy agencies are starting to organize around a set of common standards and data for using open source intelligence, but challenges remain.
May 12, 2022 -
The inspectors general for two intelligence agencies were each overpaid by tens of thousands of dollars between 2016 and 2020.
May 12, 2022 -
There is a high barrier to entry for companies to do business with government and DoD. This means DoD does not always have access to the most innovative solutions because companies driving innovation in the private sector have to jump through so many hurdles before they can even win their first government contract.
May 11, 2022
