Reporter's Notebook
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Mike Hermus and Jeanne Etzel are leaving as the Homeland Security Department’s CTO and senior IT adviser, respectively.
January 16, 2018 -
The Army is getting rid of its early retirement program as it ramps up its end strength.
January 15, 2018 -
The Navy wants sailors to phone home less when it comes to fixing ships, and instead be more self-sufficient.
January 15, 2018 -
The Coast Guard has some of the best retention numbers in the military, but how is it doing it?
January 15, 2018 -
Federal News Radio obtained a draft of an executive order seeking to give CIOs new hiring authorities and IT governance.
January 08, 2018 -
Two vendors expanded the scope of the bid protests of GSA’s $50 billion IT services multiple award contract by going to federal court.
January 08, 2018 -
News about DoD’s Common Access Card, IT modernization and cybersecurity were the most popular notebook items last year.
January 08, 2018 -
The Navy will no longer discharge sailors who fail its physical fitness assessment, and is cancelling early-out programs that let sailors leave the military voluntarily, steps officials say are required by a "growing Navy."
December 26, 2017 -
Audit finds more than 250 ways in which DoD's Qatar base violates the department's own safety standards, similar to recent findings at other overseas installations.
December 26, 2017 -
The National Security Strategy finds some familiar rivals in China, Russia, North Korea and Iran.
December 19, 2017 -
Military households will only see a $10 increase on average in basic allowance for housing pay.
December 19, 2017 -
Industry and former federal executives say the Trump administration’s plans for IT modernization have matured.
December 18, 2017 -
The White House wants to bring experts in cloud, user design and analytics in to help agencies replace legacy systems.
December 18, 2017 -
The Defense Department has several tests planned for 2018 for different biometric modalities.
December 18, 2017 -
The Army is beginning its first experiment in fast-tracking the officer accession pipeline for civilians with cyber skills. But it's proceeding cautiously: only five new officers per year.
December 12, 2017