Department of Defense

Some highlights of provisions in this year’s NDAA that could affect contractors

Hundreds of amendments are introduced to both the Senate and House version of the National Defense Authorization Act. Not all of them make it, but are debated.

Defense

Overcoming bureaucracy to expedite software development cycles

Commentary

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Government Accountability Office, federal budget oversight

How the government spends a billion dollars a year on advertising

Agency Oversight

NDAA amendment to give more authority to DoD components to buy cyber products

Defense

Graphic By: Derace Lauderdale

Contracting officers benefit from a bot in the seat to their right

Contracting

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

Defense

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Contractors find some ‘buying forecasts’ better than others

Contracting

DoD study sees ‘big breakthrough’ with using AI for declassification

Artificial Intelligence

What veterans sometimes don’t know about VA could fill a book

Veterans Affairs

Good Ship NDAA maneuvers steadily through congressional shoals

Congress

Capitol Hill stock photo taken in Washington D.C., April 6, 2022.

What’s on the agenda as Congress returns to Washington

Congress

Troops are eligible to receive housing stipend when attending training

Service members who attend training classes are eligible for a daily stipend to cover housing costs at their training location.

Defense

Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office

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

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Defense

F-35, Joint Strike Fighter, software development

Software development and continuous testing are the wind beneath the F-35’s wings

Federal Insights

The team behind the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter have one mission, and that is to keep the operation of the jet safe for the warfighters who rely on it.