David Norquist

• Pentagon’s zero-based review has freed $5 billion so far

  The Defense Department will ask its managers to look for even more savings over the next five years.

  Defense

  December 09, 2019
• FAA whistleblower claims managers in Jacksonville are creating dangerous situation

  In today's Federal Newscast, the Office of Special Counsel is reporting air traffic controllers in Jacksonville are not complying with the proper procedures, and their managers aren't doing much to help.

  Federal Newscast

  November 21, 2019
• Despite growing list of problems, DoD says financial audit is already yielding benefits

  David Norquist, the deputy secretary of Defense, said the nascent audit process -- expensive as it is -- is largely paying for itself already.

  Defense

  November 21, 2019
• DoD’s second financial audit uncovers 1,300 new deficiencies

  Although the Pentagon resolved more than 500 findings from last year's audit, so far, auditors are identifying financial management problems faster than DoD can fix them.

  Defense

  November 18, 2019
• Pentagon undergoing defense-wide review for inefficiencies

  The Defense Department is taking a hard look at its programs into 2025.

  Defense

  August 09, 2019
• Proposed law would empower FTC to end addictive practices in social media

  Sen. Josh Hawley's new bill would give legal authorities more power to act against social media companies that don't remove addictive features in their websites.

  Federal Newscast

  August 01, 2019
• Esper, Norquist vow to fill Pentagon’s empty leadership positions

  With a Defense secretary confirmed and a deputy secretary in the wings, Pentagon officials said they'll prioritize filling the rest of DoD's vacant political positions.

  Defense News

  July 25, 2019
• NSA creates new Cybersecurity Directorate

  In today's Federal Newscast, the National Security Agency is bringing together its foreign intelligence and cyber defense missions into a new directorate.

  Federal Newscast

  July 24, 2019
• Senators hope to eliminate federal retirement cuts from budget resolution

  In today's Federal Newscast, three Senate Democrats want to take federal retirement cuts off the table in the proposed 2020 budget resolution.

  Federal Newscast

  March 28, 2019
• DoD’s 2019 audit might come back cleaner, but nowhere near squeaky

  The Defense Department is capitalizing on findings in its first audit, but it will be years before opinions are clean.

  Defense

  March 27, 2019
• DoD audit uncovers millions of dollars in unaccounted-for spare parts

  The Pentagon and its inspector general said recent discoveries of tens of millions of dollars in uncatalogued parts offer concrete evidence of the audit's direct connection to military readiness.

  DoD Reporter's Notebook

  March 19, 2019
• DoD 2020 budget puts heavy emphasis on development of emerging technologies

  The $750 billion defense budget request for 2020 asked Congress for almost $104 billion for its research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E) fund.

  Defense

  March 13, 2019
• New Pentagon transgender rule sets limits for troops

  The Defense Department has approved a new policy that will largely bar transgender troops and military recruits from transitioning to another sex

  Defense

  March 12, 2019
• Move of some DISA personnel, IT systems sets table for upcoming security clearance merger

  The Defense Information Systems Agency announced plans to transfer a few dozen employees within the National Background Investigations System office, as well as employees within DoD's Consolidated Adjudications Facility, to the Defense Security Service.

  Defense

  March 07, 2019