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DHS is no stranger to perpetual leadership changes

Leadership changes at the Department of Homeland Security have been constant since the organization’s creation in 2003. Turnover at DHS’ deputy secretary…

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(U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen)Capt. Thomas Beltz, C-17 Globemaster III pilot with the 514th Air Mobility Wing, closes in to refuel with a KC-10 Extender over the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 10, 2018. The 514th AMW is an Air Force Reserve Command unit located at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J..

Air Force may be better off trying to keep pilots than hiring more

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DHS reorg to focus on building integration, efficiency from localized solutions

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Nominees at 2 very different agencies share similar workforce priorities

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Defense Secretary James Mattis/(AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis waits for the start of the North Atlantic Council at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017. For U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, the next few days will be a reassurance tour with a twist. He is expected to tell allies the U.S. is committed to NATO and is also hoping to secure bigger defense spending commitments. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

DoD will create diverse teams to cut out duplicate offices in military services

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DoD’s service contracts overhaul might serve another 12 years

The military services are slowly, but surely adopting a new instruction to better services procurement. Meanwhile, DoD may have found a better way to collaborate…

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DoD is better defining what lowest price means in contracts

The Defense Department is trying to be more transparent in the way it prices contracts.

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DoD acquisition updating guidance on contract types, industry communication

DoD Director of Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy Claire Grady said two updates on contract types and source selection are nearing release. The hope is to more clearly communicate with industry the wants and needs in government contracts.

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