AFWERX

Air Force strengthens its innovation portfolio with AFWERX 3.0

AFWERX relaunched itself as a 3.0 version with plans to expand its mission.

Air Force

Everybody talks about innovation, but it starts with the right people

Hiring/Retention

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Commerce BIS, Coast Guard closing in on infrastructure modernization wins

Reporter's Notebook

U.S. Marine Corps Forces Cybersp/Staff Sgt. Jacob Osborne

Marines with Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command pose for photos in the cyber operations center at Lasswell Hall aboard Fort Meade, Maryland, Feb. 5, 2020. MARFORCYBER Marines conduct offensive and defensive cyber operations in support of United States Cyber Command and operate, secure and defend the Marine Corps Enterprise Network. This image is a photo illustration.

How the Defense Department will modernize its software, and what that means to contractors

Defense

115th Fighter Wing/Staff Sgt. Cameron Lewis

Air National Guard, Air Force, National Guard, guardsmen

One National Guard unit’s idea to improve efficiency: spend less time filling out forms

On DoD

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Who says small innovators can’t get big federal contracts?

Commentary

Federal News Network

Defense innovation bumps up against a Cold War budget system

Defense

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Second stage of Chinese telecom ban producing unintended consequences

DoD Reporter's Notebook

Space Force sets up innovation hub to connect with commercial partners

Air Force

Troops maintaining bases on the moon might actually be a Space Force mission of the future

Defense

FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, file photo, an American flag flies at half-staff over the White House in Washington. A woman suspected of sending an envelope containing the poison ricin, which was addressed to White House, has been arrested at the New York-Canada border. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Industry holds its breath on impact of Trump diversity training order

DoD Reporter's Notebook

Building trust in AI is key to autonomous drones, flying cars

DoD is experimenting with ways to improve autonomy in unmanned vehicles, and build trust in that autonomy between the platforms, their operators and the…

Defense

DoD’s $7B household goods contract takes an even stranger turn

TRANSCOM says the apparent need for corrective action was triggered by an honest mistake in the government’s System for Award Management. But the command’s…

DoD Reporter's Notebook

IRS sees surge of visitors to site tracking coronavirus stimulus payments

Federal Newscast

In today’s Federal Newscast, the agency says nearly 10 million taxpayers checked on the status of their stimulus payment on the Get My Payment tool.