Defense Department
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Reporter Scott Maucione shares photos from his trip with Under Secretary the Army Patrick Murphy, as he tours Army installations in Georgia.
August 10, 2016 -
A new bill in the House would take a novel approach to increasing the numbers of women and minorities in high ranking positions in the Defense Department, both uniformed and civilian. It would use grants to fund organizations devoted to leadership development and mentoring. The sponsor of the bill, Rep. Marc Veasey (D-Texas), joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more.
August 10, 2016 -
The rapid acquisition office the Pentagon set up a decade ago to fight against improvised explosives spent at least $112 million to deliver the military services several programs that were never proven to work, the Defense Department’s inspector general said Tuesday.
August 10, 2016 -
TRICARE contract protests are now so inevitable that a company might want to file one even if they're one of the winners.
August 08, 2016 -
The Defense Department will revise its final request for bids in a massive information technology services contract known as ENCORE III following months of industry complaints.
August 08, 2016 -
The Air Force is in the midst of a significant reorganization of its space workforce that’s somewhat reminiscent of what began with the IT workforce a decade ago.
August 08, 2016 -
The Defense Department will likely have to make significant changes to a much-anticipated IT services contract known as ENCORE III following a legal decision that upheld challenges by two prospective bidders.
August 04, 2016 -
The federal government is lagging behind the private sector when it comes to innovation, but that doesn't mean employees can't kickstart their offices to embrace change.
August 03, 2016 -
By the end of this calendar year, the Defense Department plans to deliver new assessments of the cost and scope of the Joint Information Environment, the ambitious, four-year-old project to unify an estimated 15,000 IT…
August 03, 2016 -
Jeff Clayton, principal at Baker Tilly, discusses the implications of GSA's Transactional Data Reporting Rule, and the latest trends in government contract pricing for commercial items. August 2, 2016
August 01, 2016 -
The Defense Department inspector general’s office substantiated a whistleblower reprisal claim, making it the first time the IG had ever done so in a sexual assault case.
July 29, 2016 -
Retired Lt. Col. Teresa James tells an audience of government whistleblower hotline managers in Arlington, Virginia, that female officers in her office were intimidated by a male superior who would routinely sexually harass them.
July 28, 2016 -
DoD's newest procurement system attempts to walk the line between best value and lowest-priced, technically acceptable.
July 26, 2016 -
DOD made awards in the next generation of contracts to run its TRICARE health plan: $41 billion to Humana and $18 billion to Health Net.
July 25, 2016 -
The Army Logistics Maintenance Program eliminated $2 billion in costs for old systems maintenance and cut $4 billion in “spare” parts the Army doesn't need.
July 25, 2016