On DoD
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"We help focus Air Force efforts on institutional competitiveness and infusing that sense of urgency," said Mary Hossier.
December 06, 2024 -
Donald Trump says he's selected a former soldier and Iraq War veteran to serve as secretary of the Army. Trump said Wednesday that Daniel P. Driscoll had completed Army Ranger school and deployed with the 10th Mountain Division to Iraq. Driscoll had been recently serving as a senior adviser to Vice President-elect JD Vance. Driscoll graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Yale Law School. Trump said in a social media post that Driscoll “will be a fearless and relentless fighter for America’s Soldiers and the America First agenda.”
December 04, 2024 -
"This is the third year that we're going to do this together to raise funds for those soldiers that need help" said Robert Ruark.
December 03, 2024 -
It's not a silver bullet for DoD's challenges with business IT systems, but the department thinks it's overcome one big barrier involved in sharing budget data.
December 02, 2024 -
The Army’s Officer Rebranching program allows lieutenants to voluntarily transfer into the service's undermanned fields, including finance and signal corps.
November 29, 2024 -
The pilot program allows college students to get experience working with the Space Force. College students are then guaranteed a civilian job upon graduation.
November 28, 2024 -
"What we’re realizing it’s probably more than COVID — there are true industrial base concerns," said Lt. Gen. Philip Garrant.
November 26, 2024 -
Early this year, Pete Hegseth told a Fox News audience a new, Pentagon-funded study proved that the number of military service members and veterans involved in the Jan. 6 insurrection did not indicate a wider problem in the armed forces. Hegseth, Donald Trump's pick to head the Department of Defense, wasn’t alone. The Wall Street Journal’s opinion page highlighted the same report as evidence that extremists in military communities were “phantoms” created by a “false media narrative.” The X account for Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee posted that the study showed the focus on extremism in the military was a “witch hunt.” But The Associated Press has found that the study relied on old data, misleading analyses and ignored evidence that pointed to the opposite conclusion.
November 26, 2024 -
“There is a company on the watch list today. I won’t say who it is. I will say the tool has absolutely worked as intended,” said Lt. Gen. Philip Garrant.
November 22, 2024 -
As the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program inches closer to reality, DoD prepares defense industrial base for compliance requirements.
November 22, 2024 -
The background investigations inventory at DCSA has been growing for more than a year. Now officials are trying to address bottlenecks in the process.
November 22, 2024 -
DoD will rely on existing commercial networks "to the maximum extent possible," but in some cases, will need to run its own 5G infrastructure.
November 22, 2024 -
"We envision one promotion ecosystem, whether you have served in a full or part time capacity," said Space Force personnel chief Katharine Kelley.
November 21, 2024 -
The demand for watercraft is rising, but the Army's fleet is shrinking. The GAO has a few recommendations for what's becoming a critical problem.
November 20, 2024 -
The CMMC tax credit would be available to companies with 50 or fewer employees. The bill could feature in negotiations over tax cuts next year.
November 20, 2024