Defense Department
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The U.S. Army is making plans to complete an upgrade project in two years that was estimated to take five, according to Col. Troy Crosby
September 13, 2017 -
Amendment set for Senate debate this week would focus DoD's attention on fixing weaknesses in "feeder systems" that supply vital financial data.
September 13, 2017 -
Three lawmakers ask GAO to come up with better protections for victims of cyber attacks ,saying credit monitoring alone gives consumers a false sense of security.
September 04, 2017 -
The Pentagon's new Cyber Excepted Service will extend the probationary period for new employees to three years and give hiring managers more flexibility to recruit candidates.
August 30, 2017 -
Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) demands answers from the Navy within two weeks about what it's done to address $21 million in waste by an unauthorized police force.
August 30, 2017 -
A civilian Defense Department employee's spouse asks why buyouts aren't being offered more readily to the 77,000 federal employees who are ready to retire.
August 21, 2017 -
An investigation by Naval Sea Systems Command found employees at the nation's largest Navy shipyard spent 12 years amassing weapons, vehicles and boats, building what amounted to an unauthorized police force.
August 21, 2017 -
The Army's RCO plans to deploy new electronic warfare systems in Europe, then Korea. A more reliable version of GPS is next on its list.
August 18, 2017 -
A new lawsuit by Vietnam Veterans of America claims the way DoD is implementing a website puts sensitive data about millions of troops and veterans at risk.
August 16, 2017 -
The Army's new CIO says an ongoing top-level review of communications systems isn't just about battlefield IT.
August 16, 2017 -
The per diem rate for lodging rose to $93, up $2 from last year, while the meals and incidental expenses allowance holds steady at $51.
August 11, 2017 -
How would DoD and industry be impacted by the House's proposed 2018 National Defense Authorization Act? Find out this week, when Jon Etherton, president of Etherton and Associates, joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf. August 8, 2017
August 08, 2017 -
The Defense Logistics Agency says it has addressed several of the weaknesses that allowed undercover GAO investigators to obtain "controlled" military equipment by posing as a fake federal law enforcement agency. But some members of Congress say the steps aren't enough, and want the program suspended.
July 31, 2017 -
A new OMB mandate gives agencies until Sept. 1 to come up with plans to transition their own package shipping contracts to a new contract vehicle negotiated and administered by the Defense Department.
July 27, 2017 -
The Army has been through a lot in its six months without a civilian leader.
July 27, 2017