Atlantic Council

Office of Strategic Capital hits road bumps on future funding

Congress looks for new ways to fund innovation for DoD with public-private partnerships as it continues authorization of the Office of Strategic Capital.

Defense

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FILE - In this June 8, 2013 file photo, Chris Inglis, then deputy director of the National Security Agency testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Inglis is being nominated as the government's first national cyber director at the Department of Homeland Security. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

National Cyber Director: Bureau of Cyber Statistics needed to understand threat landscape

Cybersecurity

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A Transportation Security Administration employee helps air travelers submit their bags for inspection at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Is the General Schedule the best way to raise pay, morale for TSA workers?

Pay

National Archives

Late Air Force general’s legacy leaves a mark on US national security

People

As pandemic continues, former agency officials call for mission refocus at DHS

Management

Are increase progress payments actually helping defense industry? Warren wants to know

Defense

FILE - This March 12, 2013 photo shows the air traffic control tower at Chicago's Midway International Airport. The Department of Homeland Security plans to issue a security alert Tuesday for small planes, warning that modern flight systems are vulnerable to hacking if someone manages to gain physical access to the aircraft. A DHS alert recommends that plane owners ensure they restrict unauthorized physical access to their aircraft until the industry develops safeguards to address the issue, which was discovered by Boston-based cybersecurity company, Rapid7, and reported to the federal government. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

Next gen air traffic systems turning airspace into digital network

Federal Drive

DoD releases long awaited policy on mid-tier acquisition

Contracting

Thornberry considering punishing DoD for moving too slowly on new laws

Defense

DoD will crack down on contractors not complying with cybersecurity standards

Defense

Warp speed, wormholes, invisibility cloaks: Why DIA’s research isn’t a joke

Reporter's Notebook

Paul Brubaker is the deputy CIO for VA's Account Management Office.

Don’t exempt DoD from the Clinger-Cohen Act, modernize federal IT management instead

Former federal IT executives say the 1996 law is not the problem, but it’s the processes that grew up around the Clinger-Cohen Act are making IT acquisition…

Reporter's Notebook

FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2017, file photo, participants rally outside CNN's Hollywood studios on Sunset Boulevard to take a stand against sexual assault and harassment for the #MeToo March in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles. A spate of recent public revelations, including the spontaneous #metoo discussions on social media, is emboldening many victims of sexual harassment to speak up, but many still remain silent. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Intelligence community women join the #MeToo movement

Some women who hold or have held senior positions at the State Department and Defense Department are speaking out against sexual harassment.

Defense

FILE - In this Feb. 16, 2012, file photo. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee member Rep. Gerald Connolly, D-Va., gestures during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. The scandal thats rocked the once-proud Secret Service and raised questions about the presidents safety has also produced rare bipartisan unity on Capitol Hill. Connolly, an oversight committee Democrat, said: If you closed your eyes you would not know any difference between the Democratic concern and the Republican concern. They are one and the same. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, file)

State Department releases details of reorganization to skeptical lawmakers

Workforce

The State Department claims it can save up to $10 billion by revamping its structure, but some lawmakers are skeptical of the intentions.