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With little time to spare before the deadline, President Donald Trump signed two shutdown-averting spending bills into law and a 3.1% federal pay raise. He also signed the annual defense authorization bill, which includes a new paid parental leave program for most federal employees.
Only about 12,300 service members will receive cost of living adjustments in 2020.
Long story short — the Air Force sought to acquire space launch services through an unusual contracting strategy of trying to award two compatible bids.
Maj. Gen. Cameron Holt, the deputy assistant secretary for contracting in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, said 80% of companies who won contracts at Pitch Days were non-traditional contractors.
DoD is getting serious about AI, but its organizational structure isn't helping the effort.
Federal employees were given the day of Christmas Eve off this year—and they absolutely deserve it.
The defense undersecretary for personnel and readiness position has been largely vacant for the past five years. Is it too big for one person?
Holland and Knight partner and procurement attorney Eric Crucius joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin in the studio to discuss what it's all about.
The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program is moving fast but in a transparent manner.
Congress has ordered DoD to give losing bidders detailed information about why they weren't chosen. DoD's alleged failure to do that in the JEDI case may have contributed to the protest Amazon lodged in federal court.
Childcare, JEDI and Space Force were all addressed in the new bill.
Defense contractors have to keep their eyes and ears open this week, says Alan Chvotkin at the Professional Services Council.
Cadet Daine Van de Wall graduated from the Army Airborne School and Army Survival Evasion Resistance and Escape School.
The Air Force is preparing to invest in what it’s calling Digital U, an online schoolhouse similar to Udemy or Codecademy that will let airmen learn basic cyber skills.