Defense
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While there was a lot of talk about reform, it may take longer than some expected to overhaul the military personnel system.
April 23, 2018 -
The Air Force 1st Special Operations Wing is handing out waivers to enlisted airmen who finished their training, but are waiting the mandatory year to promote.
April 23, 2018 -
The Air Force is taking into consideration new recommendations from the RAND Corporation.
April 23, 2018 -
Former VA chief information officer Scott Blackburn, just one week after announcing his immediate resignation, says the agency's ambitious move to the same electronic health record system as the Defense Defense Department is still moving forward, despite a shakeup in leadership.
April 23, 2018 -
The U.S. military is employing a mixture of procurement contracts and innovative practices to speed up the acquisition of defensive and offensive cyber technology.
April 23, 2018 -
The NDIA sponsors the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference to give SOCOM face-time with members of the defense industry to discuss gaps in capabilities and how industry can best fill them.
April 20, 2018 -
The second draft RFP, answers to questions and the cover memo raise more questions regarding the Defense Department's justification for a single award strategy.
April 20, 2018 -
Michael Beckerman, the president and CEO of the Internet Association, makes the case for why agencies should adopt commercial cloud services.
April 20, 2018 -
Rep. Mac Thornberry's (R-Texas) latest proposal for acquisition reform presses DoD to implement the initiatives Congress has already passed; borrows heavily from "809 panel" for new ones.
April 19, 2018 -
Members of the federal oversight community told House lawmakers Wednesday that would-be whistleblowers need to feel comfortable about reporting wrongdoing at their agencies without fear of retaliation.
April 18, 2018 -
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry wants to cut the Fourth Estate by 25 percent. But lawmakers and former DoD officials are not sure it can happen.
April 18, 2018 -
The Soldier for Life program helps soldiers transition into the civilian world and it’s coming out with some new initiatives.
April 18, 2018 -
Chris Howard, the vice president of federal sales for Nutanix, explains why a multi-cloud environment for the military makes more sense.
April 18, 2018 -
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) wants the Defense Department to cut its Fourth Estate spending.
April 17, 2018 -
Among more than 1,000 questions about DoD's upcoming JEDI contract, dozens of vendors questioned its single-award approach. But the Pentagon isn't changing its strategy.
April 17, 2018