Defense Department
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Pentagon's new guidance tells testers to examine supply chain for electronic components, reduce 'check the box' mentality
May 15, 2018 -
In this Expert Edition: Emerging Technologies, we'll explore how the General Services Administration, CIA and Bureau of Labor and Statistics are using AI to simplify or remove tedious, time-consuming or redundant tasks to free employees to work on more complex, mission-critical challenges.
May 14, 2018 -
Report by DoD's office of operational test and evaluation recommends the department temporarily pause further deployments of its electronic health record, MHS Genesis.
May 11, 2018 -
DoD awards 26 employees for ‘honor, integrity and excellence’ during Public Service Recognition WeekThe Pentagon held its annual Spirit of Service Awards on Thursday, in light of Public Service Recognition Week, to honor a total of 26 Defense Department employees who “display the core qualities of honor, integrity and excellence in everything they do," said Michael Rhodes, director of administration for the department’s Office of the Chief Management Officer. Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan and representatives of the departments of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps were also present to distribute awards.
May 11, 2018 -
The House Armed Services Committee's version of the annual Defense bill lets DISA continue to operate, but it strips DISA's acquisition, cyber defense missions.
May 11, 2018 -
The Pentagon wants vendors to take no more than two months to develop their final proposals when purchasing its weapons systems.
May 07, 2018 -
DoD's proposed legislation seeks to force contractors to pick either GAO or Court of Federal Claims for bid protests, but not both.
May 04, 2018 -
For the fourth year in a row DoD wants more exemptions from the Freedom of Information Act.
May 02, 2018 -
In biweekly meetings, DoD contracting experts are chewing through every page of the Pentagon's procurement rules. They expect to eliminate about half.
April 30, 2018 -
Criminal investigators are looking into contracts that spent $500 million on intel program, at least a tenth of which may have been wasted.
April 27, 2018 -
Former VA chief information officer Scott Blackburn, just one week after announcing his immediate resignation, says the agency's ambitious move to the same electronic health record system as the Defense Defense Department is still moving forward, despite a shakeup in leadership.
April 23, 2018 -
Military officers needs explicit permission from Congress to transition from part-time reservist to full-time active duty, but Air Force secretary Heather Wilson said that hinders retention.
April 23, 2018 -
Rep. Mac Thornberry's (R-Texas) latest proposal for acquisition reform presses DoD to implement the initiatives Congress has already passed; borrows heavily from "809 panel" for new ones.
April 19, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations and Environment Lucian Niemeyer tells members of Congress about how six years of sequestration effected military buildings.
April 19, 2018 -
The Army’s new framework for a rapid process to acquire cyber defensive tools is a good example of how DoD acquisition systems are about providing the warfighters as much capability as possible.
April 18, 2018