Defense Department
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The Senate's Defense policy bill claims DoD has dragged its feet on previously-ordered management reforms that would create cross-functional teams to solve business challenges.
June 19, 2018 -
The Senate's NDAA orders SOCOM to transfer dozens of personnel to the Pentagon office in charge of overseeing it. In the 2017 NDAA, Congress reorganized the chain of command for special operations.
June 19, 2018 -
Created in 2000, the Joint Special Operations University was designed to provide specialized education for the military's elite and its international partners.
June 15, 2018 -
Amid "battle for talent" in the military's maintenance facilities, officials press for a relaxation of restrictions on hiring civilians
June 15, 2018 -
Based on recommendations from the Section 809 Panel, the House has proposed the first major reforms in 25 years to DoD's buying of commercial items. But the Senate wants more study.
June 13, 2018 -
John Wood, chairman and CEO of IT firm Telos, talks about how cloud technology is helping to improve the security and efficiency of all of America's government agencies, and how D.C. is uniquely poised to take advantage of the new adoption.
June 13, 2018 -
Part of our executive survey series, the 2018 DoD data management survey dives into the state of data management in DoD today.
June 11, 2018 -
DoD's big spending plans for cloud aren't just about JEDI. A final RFP for the department's $8.2 billion contract for cloud-hosted office and collaboration systems is expected sometime in June.
June 11, 2018 -
Former Defense Secretary Carter Ash has shot down proposals suggesting the creation of a sixth military service devoted to space.
June 08, 2018 -
Senate NDAA, House appropriations bill each would impose new preconditions on the Pentagon's controversial Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure
June 08, 2018 -
The Air Force isn't waiting for DoD's JEDI procurement before it starts moving its applications to commercially-operated cloud environments. DISA's milCloud 2.0 is among the options its found to be surprisingly attractive.
June 06, 2018 -
The Pentagon says its new approach to civilians is a "significant shift" that will eliminate "arbitrary caps" on how many it employs.
June 04, 2018 -
The Pentagon is still searching for a replacement for the Common Access Card. One solution under active consideration: measuring the way you walk, via your smartphone.
June 01, 2018 -
The Government Accountability Office sided with Oracle Corp. in a bid protest that alleged the Pentagon ran afoul of the already-broad rules for other transaction agreements.
June 01, 2018 -
The Air Force is now willing to pay bonuses of tens of thousands of dollars to retain airmen in 92 separate high-demand fields.
May 31, 2018