Department of Defense

Why DoD has so much trouble delivering new weapons to the front lines

Weapons take too long to develop and field. Dozens of Defense Department acquisition programs are late, slow or over budget.

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Eric White/Federal News NetworkDavid Berteau

Contractors find some ‘buying forecasts’ better than others

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U.S. Marine Corps photoCapitol Hill stock photo taken in Washington D.C., April 6, 2022.

What’s on the agenda as Congress returns to Washington

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Amelia Brust/Federal News Networkmilitary housing concept

Troops are eligible to receive housing stipend when attending training

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Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office

CDAO will focus on unlocking data rather than having common operating picture

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DoD continues domination of President’s Cup competition

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Military Family, Military Spouse

A fresh effort to help overseas military spouses work federal jobs remotely

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EHR, VA, DOD, Electronic health records

The new Defense Department health records system isn’t quite out of the woods either

After a multi-year effort, Defense Department health and tech officials got a new electronic health record system completed.

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Defense

DoD is focused on software, but it can’t forget hardware

“I’m the biggest fan of software and going to continuous development for software. But you cannot forget the hardware,” said William LaPlante.

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Military Obesity

Coalition urges DoD to tackle obesity epidemic

Citing low recruitment rates and readiness challenges, a coalition of health groups is urging the the Defense Department to do more about obesity.

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