2021 NDAA

Paratroopers participate in a division run along Long Street during the All American Run on Fort Bragg, N.C. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Vincent Levelev)

Next year’s $770B defense authorization act includes a raise

In today’s Federal Newscast: The Defense Authorization Bill has been signed; We’ll tell you about a few changes. Still on the Pentagon’s Circumspect List:…

Federal Newscast

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Tanker trucks are parked near the entrance of Colonial Pipeline Company Wednesday, May 12, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. The operator of the nation’s largest fuel pipeline has confirmed it paid $4.4 million to a gang of hackers who broke into its computer systems. That's according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. Colonial Pipeline’s CEO Joseph Blount told the Journal that he authorized the payment after the ransomware attack because the company didn’t know the extent of the damage. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

CISA under pressure to put more teeth in cyber requirements following Colonial Pipeline attack

Cybersecurity

A 2021 NDAA update

Off the Shelf

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First Look

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

Defense

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‘They are not cogs in a wheel’ — Congressional panel to focus on humanizing issues regarding troops in 2021

Defense

FILE - This March 27, 2008 file photo shows the Pentagon in Washington. The civilian official overseeing the Pentagon's campaign to defeat the Islamic State group in the Middle East has resigned in the latest jolt to Pentagon leadership in the waning weeks of the Trump administration.(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Going through the 2021 NDAA

Contracting

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NDAA requires Pentagon to secure circuit board supply chain

Technology

FILE - In this April 24, 2019, file photo released by the U.S. Air Force, an F-35A Lightning II fighter jet prepares to taxi and take off from Al-Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates, on April 24, 2019. The United States called Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates

An analysis of the 2021 NDAA

Off the Shelf

DoD stands up permanent program to give vendors access to top-tier secrets

DoD Reporter's Notebook

What the 2021 NDAA means for future whistleblowers

Agency Oversight

New annual leave carryover policy now in effect for federal employees, OPM says

Benefits

In a first, Congress overrides Trump veto of NDAA

In an extraordinary New Year’s Day session, the Republican-controlled Senate easily turned aside the veto, dismissing Trump’s objections to the $740…

Defense

Dr. Cletus Oppong, who specializes in occupational medicine, is the first to receive the first round of the Moderna vaccine by Clinical Pharmacist Erin Conkright on Thursday morning , Dec. 24, 2020, at the Owensboro Health Regional Hospital in Owensboro, Ky.

Va. congressman wants to know vaccination plans for federal employees

In today’s Federal Newscast: Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) wants to know when and how Federal Employees will get vaccinated. The reenlisted rate in one branch…

Federal Newscast

Trump lashes out at GOP after override vote on defense bill

Congress

President Donald Trump is lashing out at congressional Republicans after the House easily voted to override his veto of a defense policy bill