Defense Department

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The big military story for the United States concerns the ongoing recruitment crisis. Not enough young people are joining up.

Defense

First Look

Lawmakers press agencies on ‘employment barriers’ for federal employees teleworking overseas

Congress

Pentagon looks to standardize its relationship with space companies

Space Operations

Welcome to the 2% year: Not as much for fewer people

Federal Report

VA, DoD launch new EHR at joint site — a major milestone for each agency’s rollout

IT Modernization

NGA settles lawsuit Jewish applicant filed over Saturday-only job testing

Hiring/Retention

To career feds, the disappearing SecDef is just plain weird

Federal Report

Insight into the weird situation of the hospitalized Defense Secretary

Defense

This Feb. 27, 2018, photo shows electronics for use in a quantum computer in the quantum computing lab at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, N.Y. Describing the inner workings of a quantum computer isn’t easy, even for top scholars. That’s because the machines process information at the scale of elementary particles such as electrons and photons, where different laws of physics apply. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

On the human capital front, quantum computing is easier said than done

Workforce

New decision advantage tool will change how Air Force makes investment decisions

Air Force

Air Force’s new policy sets guardrails around generative AI

Artificial Intelligence

How upskilling analysts with AI is meeting 4 key DoD data modernization challenges

Within the DoD’s massive data repositories lie solutions to problems ranging from how best to counter cyber threats to optimizing talent management to…

Commentary

Relief for Defense subcontractors drowning in a sea of contract clauses

For smaller suppliers, selling to DoD still isn’t a walk in the park – but things are getting a little simpler. Last month, the department enacted a…

Contracting

Senate panel takes big step to help end hold on nearly 370 military nominations

Federal Newscast

In today’s Federal Newscast: Postponing maintenance at federal buildings is costing the government $22 billion. The White House has temporarily filled a top cyber job. And a Senate committee has taken a big step to help end the hold on nearly 370 military nominations.