Defense Department
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The Defense Department and General Services Administration have an information sharing problem. They aren't sharing information about space that's available on military installations and about the agencies that could use it. Brian Lepore is director of defense capabilities and management issues at the GAO. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose how the two agencies can improve that collaboration.
June 29, 2015 -
Better Buying Power at the Pentagon is only one example of attempts to innovate in the acquisition space. The new acquisition corps that's set up like the U.S. Digital Services office is another one, but it's focused on policy and process. Michael Fischetti is executive director of the National Contract Management Association. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose that government spends too much time thinking about process -- and not enough about people.
June 29, 2015 -
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army reprimanded a two-star general for poor judgment in “creating the perception” of undue favoritism in the awarding of a no-bid government contract, and the military will soon decide whether he…
June 23, 2015 -
The Senate packed a lot into its version of the 2016 Defense authorization bill before final passage last week. Among the many provisions was a major shake-up of the DoD acquisition system. DoD reporter Jared Serbu writes about this in his bi-weekly feature, \"Inside the DoD Reporter\'s Notebook.\" He joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin to explain why this year\'s changes are deeper than the tweaks of recent years.
June 23, 2015 -
Most current and former military chiefs want more say in defense acquisition processes. Service chiefs say requirements and costs of a weapons system project usually change after it goes to the acquisition team. The Government Accountability Office analyzed requirements for all 78 major defense acquisition programs. It says Pentagon service chiefs need to be more involved in the early planning stage before passing the reins onto acquisition experts. Mike Sullivan is the director of acquisition and sourcing management issues at the Government Accountability Office. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose what happens once weapon system requirments are handed over to the acquisition process.
June 22, 2015 -
The military is losing faith because of budget impasses. That\'s the judgement of retired Army Gen. Gordon Sullivan, president and CEO at the Association of the U.S. Army. He\'s former Chief of Staff of the Army, and is writing about the problem in The Hill newspaper. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose the problem is due to the lack of budget certainty, and the amount of money the military gets from Congress.
June 22, 2015 -
Pentagon planners say they need $38 billion more in 2016 than they got in this year\'s budget if the department is to properly provide national defense. But recent reports from the Congressional Research Office and Government Accountability Office paint a different picture. So who\'s in the right? Jacob Marx is a defense analyst for the Project on Government Oversight. He joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to help sort through these conflicting reports.
June 22, 2015 -
After four months during which there\'s been no permanent face at the podium in the Pentagon press briefing room, DoD has finally announced a new press secretary.
June 22, 2015 -
The Senate packed a lot into its version of the 2016 Defense authorization bill before final passage Thursday afternoon, and in a notable break from recent history, the full package passed well before the start of the new fiscal year.
June 22, 2015 -
Yesterday, the Senate passed its version of the 2016 defense authorization bill. As the main sponsor is fond of pointing out, this year\'s version is a \"reform bill.\" It\'s also finished before the start of the new fiscal year - a big contrast to how the NDAA process has worked out over the last several years. Federal News Radio\'s DoD Reporter Jared Serbu is writing about the bill as part of this week\'s edition of inside the reporter\'s notebook.
June 19, 2015 -
The Senate is on its third week of debate on the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act. Vendors will be happy about a provision that reauthorizes DoD\'s Rapid Innovation Program or Defense Innovation Initiative. Alex Rossino is a principal research analyst for Deltek\'s federal industry analysis team. He\'s looking at the NDAA and tells In Depth with Francis Rose about the research and development opportunities that look promising in fiscal 2016.
June 18, 2015 -
On this week\'s edition of On DoD, a progress report on the Pentagon\'s path toward what officials refer to as Joint Information Environment (JIE): the long effort to reorganize the military services\' IT systems into a more cohesive structure, leverage shared enterprise services and a single security architecture and reduce duplicative IT expenditures.
June 18, 2015 -
The DoD CIO wants to focus on the \"basics\" to shore up Pentagon\'s cybersecurity posture, including increased accountability for users of military networks.
June 18, 2015