On DoD
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DoD's use of other transaction agreements has expanded ten-fold in the past five years, but even inside the acquisition workforce, there are still persistent myths about what OTAs can and can't do.
November 04, 2021 -
Only 800 active duty airmen and guardians, out of an Air and Space Force of about 326,000, said they will not get the COVID-19 vaccination, and will face consequences and possible termination.
November 03, 2021 -
Retired Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Mark Faulkner, new president of the Institute for Defense and Business, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for more discussion.
November 03, 2021 -
The Defense Department has been steadily increasing the number of contracting dollars it directs to small business.
November 03, 2021 -
The Air Force's Office of Financial Management and Comptroller is making lots of moves to improve its IT, including developing a new acquisition strategy, hiring a CDO, implementing automation and addressing ICAM issues.
November 02, 2021 -
DoD adds new protections from minor infractions for military sexual assault victims reporting crimesVictims of sexual assault in the military now have more options to protect themselves from minor infractions if they decide to report a crime to their command.
November 02, 2021 -
The Defense Information Systems Agency annual forecast to industry day highlighted several upcoming contract opportunities, but more importantly laid out the path the agency is heading for the next year.
November 02, 2021 -
Who should be exempted by their employers from a vaccine mandate? In the case of active duty military members, it's not so clear.
November 02, 2021 -
The CDO office is less than a year old, but DISA officials want to put data at the center of everything the agency does going forward.
November 02, 2021 -
With deadlines inching closer, employees and contractors get more details on federal vaccine mandateThe Biden administration in recent days has offered up more details on how agencies might handle religious exception requests from federal employees. Contractors should make a "good faith" effort to comply with the federal vaccine mandate, according to recent guidance.
November 01, 2021 -
The Defense Department's policy shop will hold the new position.
November 01, 2021 -
Tim Jones, regional vice president of Systems Engineering, Public Sector, at ForeScout Technologies, joined host John Gilroy on Federal Tech Talk to discuss the world of Operational Technology.
November 01, 2021 -
The Biden administration is carrying the "Trusted Workforce 2.0" vetting reform effort forward.
November 01, 2021 -
The system allows ACC to continuously update software and provide patches.
October 29, 2021 -
DISA has a new set of strategic priorities, but may need to move some money around with flat defense budgets looming on the horizon.
October 29, 2021