Defense Department
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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 -
This week’s edition of On DoD is an abridged version of a panel discussion at the Navy League’s annual Sea Air Space conference, moderated by Jared Serbu. Click here for a video recording of the full panel…
April 18, 2018 -
Among more than 1,000 questions about DoD's upcoming JEDI contract, dozens of vendors questioned its single-award approach. But the Pentagon isn't changing its strategy.
April 17, 2018 -
In the absence of congressional permission for base closures, the Defense Department has decided to invest heavily in demolishing structures on existing bases that are no longer worth saving.
April 17, 2018 -
U.S. Maritime Administration says it's 1,800 civilian sailors short of what it needs to achieve its national security mission.
April 17, 2018 -
The service argues that in too many cases, the decision to pursue advanced educational degrees carries seriously negative career implications.
April 12, 2018 -
The Coast Guard joins VA in agreeing to adopt the commercial EHR DoD has already selected, but implementation details remain unclear.
April 10, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, President Donald Trump presided over the signing of the "One Federal Decision" memorandum of understanding, in which seven of his cabinet secretaries took part.
April 10, 2018 -
Members of Booz Allen's Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) team join host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf to discuss new technologies and capabilities for defense and how DoD can leverage those capabilities. April 10, 2018
April 09, 2018 -
The former assistant defense secretary shared his reaction to the search engine's employee protest of DoD partnership.
April 09, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Government Accountability Office said it's launching its new electronic bid protest docketing system May 1.
April 09, 2018 -
The Army and Navy have begun releasing these Cyber Mission Forces (CMF) into the wilds of their network protection efforts.
April 09, 2018 -
Dana Deasy, the former J.P. Morgan Chase CIO, will join the Pentagon in early May, officials said.
April 05, 2018