James McConville

In today’s Federal Newscast, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) introduces new legislation requiring federal regulators to encourage financial institutions to work with consumers and other business impacted by a shutdown.

The Army is planning on demolishing inadequate housing in the next seven years.

The Army’s Futures Command is officially up and running in Austin, and while the command promises to completely reform the service’s equipping practices, it’s also spurring change in the personnel realm.

The Army S&T conference showcased new technologies to help soldiers’ performance on and off the battlefield.

In hopes of attracting nontraditional defense business, the Army considers paying for their travel to research labs.

The Army’s new Futures Command is on its way to becoming reality, just as the service prepares for 2020.

Army lays out broad concepts for a new command that will overhaul its acquisition bureaucracy, says it will announce its leader and location in the coming weeks.

Military personnel leaders worry enlisted members will suffer under new retirement plan, given paycheck-to-paycheck earning levels in first few years of their careers.

On this week’s On DoD, some thoughts on the Army drawdown from the Army’s chief personnel officer.

For now, push-ups and math scores are the main methods the Army uses to screen potential recruits. But officials say they are studying measures that take a “whole person” approach identifying future soldiers.