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Though the Defense Department managed to go unscathed through the Crowdstrike outage, it remains on the alert

In today's Federal Newscast, the Defense Department generally escaped the effects of Friday’s global internet problems.

Federal Insights

People plus technology: Building a resilient federal cyber workforce

Federal Insights

Air Force builds on incremental ABMS improvements, ready to expand program
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DoD Reporter's Notebook

Navy thinks it has some specific answers to the 'fix our computers' complaint

Defense

Air Force sets up new military family program led by chief of staff's wife

Defense

DoD wants transformational 2023 budget, but will take some cuts to pay for it

Air Force

Air Force thinking of new ways to divest from old systems in 2023

An aerial view of the Pentagon, in Arlington, Virginia.

Defense

Pentagon says it is moving readiness away from short-term goals

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley testifies before a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2022 for the Department of Defense in Washington on Thursday, June 17, 2021. (Caroline Brehman/Pool via AP)

Defense

Military leaders worry about 'good order and discipline' with proposed changes to military law

Nineteen C-130J aircraft take part in an elephant walk before takeoff during an exercise Mar. 15, 2018, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Numerous C-130J units from around the Air Force participated in a training event to enhance operational effectiveness and joint interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rhett Isbell)

Air Force

Congress has concerns about Air Force cuts to legacy systems to save money

A Soldier helps a fellow Soldier onto the rooftop of a building in order to provide protective overwatch for another element of their patrol in Afghanistan Jan. 29, 2012. Army senior leaders recently discussed the importance of suicide prevention and recognizing warning signs after the service reported an increase in suicides among active-duty Soldiers in 2020. (Sgt. Kimberly Hackbarth)

Defense

Military suicides increased in all components in 2020

FILE - This April 19, 2019 file photo shows a sign for the Department of Defense at the Pentagon in Washington. The Biden administration’s nominee for top Pentagon policy adviser was met with sharp criticism from Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee Thursday, including accusations that he has been too partisan to be confirmed for the job. Colin Kahl, who served as national security adviser to then-Vice President Joe Biden during the Obama administration, faced repeated questions on his previous support for the Iran nuclear deal and how he would approach that issue now. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Federal Newscast

Report: DoD's lack of movement on modernization efforts could come back to haunt it

This Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, satellite image from Planet Labs Inc. that has been annotated by experts at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at Middlebury Institute of International Studies shows construction at Iran's Natanz uranium-enrichment facility that experts believe may be a new, underground centrifuge assembly plant. Satellite photos show Iran has begun construction at its Natanz nuclear facility. That's after the head of the U.N.’s nuclear agency acknowledged Tehran is building an underground advanced centrifuge assembly plant after its last one exploded in a reported sabotage attack last summer. (Planet Labs Inc. via AP)

DoD Reporter's Notebook

IC analysts may soon have more time for deeper work thanks to IARPA