Reporter’s Notebook

A new report frets over the growing obesity epidemic and its impact on the military.

The Navy opens a new call center to help sailors worldwide with personnel issues.

DHS is kicking off several corresponding initiatives to further mitigate supply chain risks, particularly through federal procurement.

At the IBM Center for the Business of Government’s 20th anniversary celebration, three former OMB deputy directors for management offered advice and told stories of their experiences.

Google said the Defense Department’s JEDI cloud program doesn’t align with their approach where multiple clouds and an open source environment makes the most sense.

Gary Washington, the chief information officer at the Agriculture Department said the commitment from agency leadership, the White House and the program offices to modernize systems and applications is why he is confident about the future.

Rob Leahy spent the last almost two years as deputy CIO for the Office of Personnel Management and now decided to return to the IRS where he spent most of his career.

Long-term nondeployable troops are in DoD’s crosshairs as the new policy goes into effect.

The military is changing its training and recruitment standards to fit cyber operators.

The Navy explained what capabilities are more important for its multibillion dollar IT contract.

David Chow, the CIO of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, said the mission owners will have a bigger seat at the table than ever before to drive the agency’s IT modernization strategy.

GAO dismissed Granite’s bid protest of the Labor Department’s solicitation under the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) contract after the agency said it would take corrective action.

OFPP has been without a permanent administrator for almost two years and with no nominee in sight, experts question whether having a Senate confirmed one matters any more.

Contractor systems and supply chain risk management among the most significant areas agencies and vendors should pay attention to in the document.