Defense Department
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The Navy released a request for information flagging cloud computing as one of the IT domains that it may break apart from the next NGEN contract — expected to be awarded to a new vendor or vendors sometime next year.
July 25, 2016 -
DoD’s new procurement evaluation process, value-adjusted total evaluated price, is part of a movement away from subjective evaluation of enhancements, and toward a more objective and quantifiable system.
July 25, 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 networks and improve their security posture.
July 20, 2016 -
The Defense Department is heading to Washington and California to bond with its partners and get IT news straight from tech companies' mouths.
July 18, 2016 -
In today's Top Federal Headlines, the Global Aerospace and Defense sector saw a boost in revenue in 2015, and the Army will not make the 2017 deadline for transitioning its systems to Windows 10.
July 18, 2016 -
Defense Department officials have identified tens of billions in potential savings, but a lack of data is hampering their ability do anything about it.
July 15, 2016 -
Driven by global threats and a rise in defense spending outside of the U.S., the aerospace and defense industry worldwide will see growth this year, after falling for two years. That's the assessment from Deloitte in its annual performance study. Joining me with more, Retired Air Force Gen. Chuck Wald, vice chairman and senior adviser at Deloitte, has more on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
July 15, 2016 -
In today's Top Federal headlines, new rules help gov't hire more small business subcontractors, and GAO warns DoD and the VA don't have a solid plan for e-record interoperability.
July 15, 2016 -
In today's Top Federal headlines, a new bill gives agencies more options to hire new talent, and another major IT contract is stalled by protests.
July 14, 2016 -
The departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs certified to Congress that their electronic health records could finally exchange data in a meaningful way. But lawmakers aren’t satisfied with that assertion.
July 14, 2016 -
It turns out the federal government isn't immune to the newest video game phenomenon that is 'Pokemon Go.'
July 12, 2016 -
Lack of data is the main hurdle keeping the Department of Defense from saving billions on its budget.
July 08, 2016 -
In today's Top Federal Headlines, the House passes a bill to extend Veterans Affairs' expedited removal process for senior executives to all SES members and the VA Commission on Care releases its long list of recommendations for the agency....
July 07, 2016 -
Ten months after Defense Secretary Ash Carter sanctioned Lean In Circles for DoD agencies, women are using the circles to fight gender bias.
July 05, 2016 -
In today's Top Federal Headlines, the Justice Department is interested in knowing how law enforcement agencies are using drones, and the Obama administration plans to utilize data to change local incarceration patterns.
July 05, 2016