On DoD
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This is the second year that Congress is requesting information on the augmented reality goggles.
December 20, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, service members facing job loss after returning from deployment will see a renewed focus from two of their most staunch defenders.
December 20, 2021 -
U.S. officials say all of the military services have now begun disciplinary actions and discharges for troops who have refused to get the mandated coronavirus vaccine, with as many as 20,000 unvaccinated forces at risk of being removed from service
December 16, 2021 -
The Army is expanding a “bring-your-own-device” policy in 2022 after seeing “tremendous operational benefit” as part of a pilot program this past fall.
December 15, 2021 -
The Defense Information Systems Agency told the House and Senate Armed Services Committees that it will move on from its five-year-old cloud platform effort in 2022.
December 15, 2021 -
The Pentagon says the mean increase of basic allowance for housing (BAH) will go up by 5.1%, a wide jump from the past two years, which have averaged just below 3%. DoD will spend $25.6 billion on BAH for 2022.
December 15, 2021 -
The service expects new capabilities to start coming online in the mid-2020s.
December 15, 2021 -
The Air Force has discharged 27 people for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine, making them what officials believe are the first service members to be removed for disobeying the mandate to get the shots
December 14, 2021 -
The Omicron variant is showing some vaccine resistant properties that the booster could help resolve.
December 13, 2021 -
The review found concerns over compliance, cost, reciprocity and more, issues that aren't going away as the Pentagon overhauls the program.
December 10, 2021 -
The Pentagon will conduct task order-level competitions as part of its new JWCC contract, but vendors won't have much room to argue.
December 10, 2021 -
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said Thursday that the service just added its seventh imperative this week: Defining the B-21 long range strike family of systems.
December 09, 2021 -
Recently the Defense Innovation Unit issued what it calls responsible AI guidelines.
December 09, 2021 -
The plan would create the new position of Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence officer starting next February, bringing together three of the Office of the Secretary of Defense's existing tech organizations.
December 08, 2021 -
Outside of the blockbuster parts of the 2022 defense authorization bill, there are many new policies Congress will mandate the Pentagon to enact once the bill is signed into law.
December 08, 2021