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Key details are yet to come, but DoD's first-ever industrial strategy prioritizes building more resilient supply chains, increasing the industrial workforce, using more flexible acquisition policies and economic deterrence.
January 11, 2024 -
In today's Federal Newscast: Since June 2023, the first permanent chief human capital officer at GSA is waiting in the wings. The chief of naval operations crafts a one-page document called, "America's Warfighting Navy." And federal facilities still present physical barriers for disabled feds.
January 11, 2024 -
The Navy’s new Global Maritime Response Plan will serve as a contingency strategy and allow the service to quickly mobilize its available forces should a conflict happen.
January 10, 2024 -
The upcoming strategy will provide a roadmap for how the Space Force plans to purchase commercial space capabilities.
January 08, 2024 -
Top Air Force official says that DoD needs to decide whether child care is a must-have or a 'nice to have' for the military.
January 05, 2024 -
Convicted Malaysian defense contractor Leonard Francis who led a daring escape weeks before he was scheduled to be sentenced in 2022 is seeking new defense attorneys now that he is back in U.S. custody after the Venezuelan prisoner swap last month.
January 04, 2024 -
The rulemaking is largely what CMMC insiders expected, but it still raises questions, like how the certification program will impact external IT service providers.
January 04, 2024 -
There is an outright conflict between cybersecurity and supply chain risk management (SCRM), and simply adding those together can lead to an increase in cyberattacks, a new report finds.
January 03, 2024 -
The top Reporter’s Notebooks of 2023 continue to demonstrate the interest and desire for in-depth reporting, digging out more than the tidbits, but the stories behind the news.
January 03, 2024 -
Almost 400 workers at the Kaiserslautern Military Community Center Exchange in Germany voted to join the American Federation of Government Employees as the union expands its footprint overseas.
January 02, 2024 -
Though 2023 had its fair share of challenges for the Air Force leadership, 2024 is shaping up to be eventful.
December 29, 2023 -
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command says it's starting with a clean sheet of paper on the topic of network defense, building a mission partner network that incorporates zero trust from the beginning.
December 28, 2023 -
Independent military attorneys will now be handling sexual assault and other serious crimes, removing the influence of unit commanders from the process.
December 28, 2023 -
This year Federal News Network heard from top defense tech officials about their priorities, developments and plans as the DoD is moving forward with its modernization efforts in line with the National Defense Strategy.
December 27, 2023 -
The commander of Army Futures Command wants to move toward acquisition strategies that can field new capabilities in under two years -- but he says he's mindful of the integration problems that can accompany rapid acquisition.
December 26, 2023