Defense Department
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What is currently driving the mergers and acquisitions activity in the government contracting market? Find out when Washington Technology Editor Nick Wakeman joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center. July 16, 2018
July 12, 2018 -
The Defense Innovation Board, tasked by Congress with finding ways to lower DoD's software acquisition costs and speed projects up, says the department needs to begin by asking different questions of its development teams.
July 12, 2018 -
The Defense Information Systems Agency used an Other Transaction Agreement to perform the work, so its scope is unclear. And at least for now, so is the winning firm's identity.
July 10, 2018 -
With a November industry day, the Army is planning a year of pilots to test "smart city" technologies on its bases.
July 09, 2018 -
The Pentagon's inspector general found a senior Marine commander — who is also a former Marine Inspector General — tasked an aide with jobs that compare with "personal servitude."
July 06, 2018 -
Special hiring authorities for personnel working in government-owned depots are set to expire in September.
July 04, 2018 -
A congressional advisory panel says lawmakers have provided numerous ways for DoD to speed up its hiring of acquisition professionals. In fact, they may be too numerous.
July 03, 2018 -
The Navy awards a $100 million contract to operate the government's latest consortium of companies aiming to get in on the military's increasing reliance on other transaction agreements.
July 03, 2018 -
In the second of three volumes laying out fixes for DoD's acquisition system, the Section 809 panel says a "program-centric" approach leads to sluggish decisions.
June 29, 2018 -
As part of a revived effort to manage contractors, civilians and military personnel as a "total force," DoD intends to propose a new way to conduct public-private competitions.
June 28, 2018 -
Two pilot projects, both using existing data to improve NAVSUP's business processes, are expected to produce results by August.
June 27, 2018 -
The Senate Appropriations Committee cleared a bill to give federal civilian employees a 1.9 percent pay raise in 2019.
June 22, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, over 30 veterans service organizations asked Senate and House Veterans Affairs leadership to help secure specific funding for the VA MISSION Act.
June 21, 2018 -
John Gibson, Defense Department chief management officer, says only back office services will be combined in commissaries and exchanges.
June 20, 2018 -
Senate's NDAA says DoD has failed to deliver on a military health reorganization Congress ordered two years ago, and mandates more specific reforms.
June 19, 2018