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More than 17,000 companies left the Defense Industrial Base over the past five years, according to an annual assessment by one of the Defense industry's main trade associations.
This week Federal Drive host Tom Temin has been interviewing some of the Defense Department's acquisition workforce award winners. In this interview, he talks with someone with a title Temin said he will only pronounce: "The finance manager for the joint program executive office for chemical, biological, radio-logical and nuclear defense joint assisted acquisition team.
Eric Crusius, a partner with Holland & Knight, explains how the cybersecurity compliance regime for contractors will continue to grow whether or not DoD finalizes CMMC
Few acquisitions seem to vex the government more than information technology. It's a major expenditure each year, at something like a hundred billion dollars governmentwide.
In order to know whether they get a fair price for something, the armed forces need to know the cost of making it. That's where the cost estimating and discovery part of acquisition comes in.
For the military, nothing much happens without good requirements. Vic Steinman is the air warfare requirements coordinator for the Navy. His work earned him a Defense Acquisition Workforce Award.
Raj Iyer’s last day as the Army’s chief information officer is Feb. 10, after which he plans to return to industry but continue to support the service’s transformation efforts.
DoD civilians in Japan say they've lost any meaningful access to on-base healthcare over the last several months, and can't get it from Japanese providers. Defense officials say they're examining the problem, but have to prioritize active duty members for limited medical appointments.
Navy ships are getting fewer steaming hours because of growing maintenance delays and costs, a troubling trend that comes as at time when the U.S. is struggling to keep pace with China’s growing fleet. Operating and support costs grew by about $2.5 billion across 10 ship classes while the number of propulsion hours in which ships were operating or training dipped during a 10-year period that ended in 2021. That is according to a report by the Government Accountability Office. The Navy saw increased maintenance delays, breakdowns and cannibalization of parts — moving them from one ship to keep another one going — during the period.
A foundation dedicated to the furthering military medicine is about to celebrate 40 years. It was signed into law by President Reagan, and later named for the Senator who sponsor the bill authorizing it.
The Air Force has long had the job of providing close air support for Army and Marine Corps ground troops. Its what made the A-10 attack fighter such a beloved instrument. The F-35 is supposed to replace the A-10 in that role.
In today's Federal Newscast, a Hawaiian company will help the Navy find community-based solutions to reuse the Red Hill fuel storage facility on Oahu.
When will CMMC start to show up in contracts? "Nobody knows," says one expert.
FEMA brings back a familiar face to be its new CIO while HHS, the Navy and GSA fill key technology leadership roles.