Defense Department
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In today's Federal Newscast, a group of nearly 40 senators are urging the appropriations committee to include back pay for federal contractors impacted by the last government shutdown, in an upcoming disaster relief package.
March 11, 2019 -
The Navy's plan to eliminate its assistant secretary for installations in favor of a new assistant secretary for IT turned out to be untenable, in light of recent revelations about substandard military housing.
March 08, 2019 -
The Army, over the next two years, plans to fundamentally reshape the way it delivers IT on its bases with an "as-a-service" delivery model.
March 07, 2019 -
The Government Accountability Office has taken two items off its high-risk list, a governmentwide inventory of programs that put agencies on-notice about major threats of fraud, waste, abuse and mismanagement.
March 07, 2019 -
The Defense Department's new cloud strategy, unveiled just a month ago, is essentially meaningless until the multiple controversies around its JEDI contract are settled.
March 05, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, more time has been given for companies to come up with new ideas for the security clearance process.
March 04, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, more than 17 years after Pentagon’s most expensive weapons acquisition first started, the Navy said its version of the F-35 is ready for combat.
March 01, 2019 -
Simone Petrella, chief strategy officer at CyberVista, discusses the recent trends in federal agencies of hiring private recruiters to find and train candidates for employment, and other steps the government can take to make better workers.
March 01, 2019 -
Richard Beutel and Andrew Caron make the case for why Congress should expand rapid acquisition authorities to all agencies.
February 28, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the cybersecurity firm Anomali Labs says it's found a malicious server hosting two separate phishing campaigns targeting government contractors looking to do business with the Labor and Transportation departments.
February 28, 2019 -
House appropriators are not excited about the administration's plan to redirect military construction funds they've already allocated.
February 28, 2019 -
Three years after Congress gave DoD permission to set up a separate personnel system to attract cyber talent, officials say they're on the verge of an "exponential" increase in usage of the Cyber Excepted Service.
February 27, 2019 -
Aileen Black, Google’s executive director and industry lead and group leader for the U.S. government, left the company after more than two years.
February 26, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the National Treasury Employees Union asked the Office of Personnel Management when federal employees can expect to see the 1.9 percent pay raise recently signed into law.
February 26, 2019 -
In response to rats, mold and lead paint in housing, military services are conducting checks and inspections for families.
February 26, 2019