On DoD
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The Defense Department's failing space acquisitions are getting attention from lawmakers.
September 28, 2016 -
When it comes to the technological superiority of the Army’s battlefield equipment, officials worry it’s on the wane because of a sort of a perfect storm
September 28, 2016 -
DoD shuffled some funds around this summer to give some IC cyber projects a funding bump.
September 26, 2016 -
The Air Force says it’s ready to start training at least some of its enlisted members to fly aircraft. Classes are set to begin next month, and the graduates would be the first enlisted pilots in the Air Force’s 69-year history.
September 26, 2016 -
Beyond the headlines involving a new name for the B-21 long-range strike bomber, a doubling of the Air Force’s drone pilots and several new initiatives by the new chief of staff, there was an abundance of lesser-noticed news during the three days of events at the Air Force Association’s annual conference.
September 26, 2016 -
The Pentagon is developing a secure cloud computing architecture that will create a standard approach for boundary and application level security for commercial services.
September 26, 2016 -
Bonuses for military pilots have not risen since 1999 and it may be hurting retention rates, since commercial airlines offer higher pay.
September 21, 2016 -
The Air Force is setting up three teams to look at squadrons, joint training and technology.
September 20, 2016 -
The Air Force is set to begin training some of its enlisted members to fly aircraft next month — the first time it’s done so since it became a separate military service in 1947.
September 20, 2016 -
The Army fired 121 soldiers between January and June 2016, a sharp decline compared to the last half of 2015, when the Army released nearly 500 soldiers from its ranks.
September 19, 2016 -
The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee lashes out at the Obama Administration — accusing officials of failing to consult with Congress on important cyber defense topics. John McCain says the administration has failed to deliver a strategy on deterring hackers.
September 19, 2016 -
The Army is reexamining the cases of at least 73 soldiers who it kicked out under other-than-honorable circumstances between 2009 and 2015 because it may have run afoul of a federal law intended to help ensure troops aren’t punished for mental health issues.
September 19, 2016 -
The Army is planning a pilot for common desktop environments next year.
September 16, 2016 -
The Government Accountability Office is not convinced that getting rid of a 40-year-old fighter jet is as good an idea as the Air Force seems to think.
September 16, 2016 -
The military service chiefs say continuing resolutions are keeping them from planning ahead and costing them money.
September 15, 2016