2017 NDAA

First Look

DHA set to takeover all military hospitals by end of 2021, even after transition halt during pandemic

DHA is still not sure how many military treatment facilities will close or how many patients will need to seek outside care.

Defense

FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2020, file photo sunlight shines on the U.S. Capitol building on Capitol Hill in Washington. President-elect Joe Biden wants to “restore the soul of America.” First, he'll need to fix a broken and divided Congress. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Congress abolishes DoD’s top management position without settling on alternative

DoD Reporter's Notebook

IG: Cyber crime victims waited for up nine months to be notified by the FBI

Federal Newscast

House bill would create panel of cyber experts to help DHS

Federal Newscast

GAO

Armed services medical personnel totals, readiness levels inconsistent

Federal Drive

Two studies debunk ‘urban myths’ about GSA Advantage

Reporter's Notebook

A military truck, foreground, carrying U.S. Marines from the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade forces drives past a Philippine Marine APC (Armored Personnel Carrier) which got stuck in the sandy portion of a riverbed as they take part in a live-fire amphibious landing exercise dubbed PHIBLEX Monday, Oct. 10, 2016 in Crow Valley in Capas township, Tarlac province, north of Manila, Philippines. The combat drill, however, maybe the last under President Rodrigo Duterte, who has opposed the war games partly because they may upset China and because of his disgust over U.S. criticisms of his bloody anti-drug campaign. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Pentagon hasn’t complied with 2-year-old congressional mandate on LPTA

DoD Reporter's Notebook

Acquisition regulatory changes piling up for DoD

Federal Drive

Senate’s NDAA admonishes DoD for failure to obey prior health reform mandates

DoD Reporter's Notebook

Defense policy bill orders reforms to deal with security clearances, electronic warfare

DoD Reporter's Notebook

Senate votes to boost civilian oversight of special ops, reinforcing earlier mandate

DoD Reporter's Notebook

Military uniform with stethoscope and identification tags. Overhead view in horizontal layout.

Major changes coming to DoD’s TRICARE system Jan. 1

New rules alter TRICARE’s benefit structure, require beneficiaries to sign up during open enrollment.

Defense

Reversing course, Pentagon says it fully supports restructuring of its acquisition bureaucracy

The Pentagon met the letter of the law by turning in a report to Congress on how it plans to implement one of its largest organizational changes in decades.

DoD Reporter's Notebook

With most senior positions still vacant, Pentagon must tell Congress how it plans to restructure itself

On DoD

In part two of a special report: Defense Acquisition at a Crossroads, Federal News Radio examines the challenges the Defense Department will face as it implements numerous Congressional acquisition reforms, many of which it didn’t ask for.