Christopher Lowman

defense budget

Pentagon plans new initiatives to tackle long-term sustainment costs

The Defense Department is working on new initiatives to reduce the long-term ownership costs of its major platforms. While those systems are expensive…

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Getty Images/iStockphoto/NicoElNinoPresentation about automation as an innovation improving productivity, reliability and repeatability in systems or processes

DoD leaders say automation isn’t taking over any civilian jobs yet

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(U.S. Army Photo by Bridgett Siter)Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division used the latest prototype of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) during a training exercise in October at Fort Pickett, Va. The event was part of a larger Soldier Touch Point, the third major milestone in the development and testing of the IVAS, which will undergo one more STP in the spring before initial fielding next year. (U.S. Army Photo by Bridgett Siter)

From recruitment to retention, Army puts more management focus on civilian workforce

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