On DoD
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In today's Federal Newscast, the 14th Air Force has officially been redesignated as Space Operations Command.
December 31, 2019 -
After a decade of on-and-off pay and hiring freezes and clampdowns on headquarters staff, Congress may be moving in the opposite direction.
December 31, 2019 -
DISA, GSA and industry issues dominated the 10 most read Reporter’s Notebook stories in 2019. The common theme across many of the stories is how agencies are setting the table for bigger changes in 2020.
December 27, 2019 -
Congress wants the Defense Department to address mid-tier acquisition and create a civilian training corps.
December 26, 2019 -
DISA, cybersecurity and non-CIOs talking tech seemed to draw the interest of Federal News Network listeners and readers in 2019 on the Ask the CIO show.
December 26, 2019 -
When it comes to the smaller systems that make up the lion's share of Defense acquisition spending, the Pentagon does not even know how many it's paying for, according to a new audit.
December 24, 2019 -
This past year saw some interesting topics pop up in the military; 2020 may see the same.
December 23, 2019 -
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.
December 20, 2019 -
Only about 12,300 service members will receive cost of living adjustments in 2020.
December 20, 2019 -
Long story short — the Air Force sought to acquire space launch services through an unusual contracting strategy of trying to award two compatible bids.
December 20, 2019 -
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.
December 20, 2019 -
DoD is getting serious about AI, but its organizational structure isn't helping the effort.
December 20, 2019 -
Federal employees were given the day of Christmas Eve off this year—and they absolutely deserve it.
December 19, 2019 -
The defense undersecretary for personnel and readiness position has been largely vacant for the past five years. Is it too big for one person?
December 18, 2019 -
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.
December 18, 2019