National Defense Authorization Act
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An extended hold on military promotions by a Republican Senator is distorting talks over the National Defense Authorization Act.
July 17, 2023 -
In war, the only thing worse than getting there late is running out of ammunition. No one has infinite stockpiles. The drawdown in support of Ukraine has shown the need to boost the surge capacity of the defense industrial base.
July 13, 2023 -
The U.S. federal government possesses some of the strongest cybersecurity in the world with a GCI score of 100. This intense cybersecurity is no surprise, as the federal government is tasked with protecting the nation’s most precious assets, like classified data and critical financial information and defending against the most malicious, well-funded and motivated attackers. This large scope of the critical assets to defend has made the federal government one of the biggest spenders on cybersecurity in the world, and as cyber threats continue to evolve, investment in cybersecurity will continue to grow.
June 13, 2023 -
A recent Senate Armed Services subcommittee hearing raised questions of integrity and the so-called revolving door between industry and the Defense Department. The Project on Government Oversight (POGO) was among the witnesses, saying there's too much industrial influence on Pentagon decisions coming from former officers and high-level civilians.
May 11, 2023 -
Over the last several years, Congress has passed several pieces of legislation meant to speed up the Defense Department’s acquisition system. Now, DoD officials have an idea of their own:
May 08, 2023 -
The top Republican on the Senate Small Business Committee is calling for higher standards for federal small business contracting goals.
May 04, 2023 -
The biannual list of high risk federal programs, published last week by the Government Accountability Office, is both promising and discouraging.
April 25, 2023 -
Congress last week took up several issues close to the federal bureaucracy. There was the Small Business Administration and its struggles with defaulted COVID loans, the Veterans Affairs Department and its troubled Electronic Health Record project, and the [Government Accountability Office (GAO's) High-Risk List.
April 24, 2023 -
The State Department's Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy is on a mission to give diplomats across the world greater access to experts in emerging technology.
April 12, 2023 -
Among the longtime Native American tribes, consider the Muwekma Ohlone tribe. It once occupied land in what is now in California's Santa Clara and San Francisco counties. The Bureau of Indian Affairs recognizes nearly 600 indigenous tribes, but not the Muwekma Ohlone.
March 20, 2023 -
In a recent decision, the Merit Systems Protection Board confirmed that people are covered by the Whistleblower Protection Act, even if they blew the whistle before applying for a federal job. The board disagreed with a federal court, but upheld the board's own precedent.
March 16, 2023 -
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's department issued a new small-business strategy a couple of weeks ago. It comes as more dollars are going to fewer smaller businesses.
February 23, 2023 -
OPM said the holdup on issuing final regulations is due to a conflict with rest and recuperation leave, but proponents of the legislation voiced frustrations with the years-long delay.
February 10, 2023 -
Contractors have only a couple more weeks to comment on a so-called climate risk rule. If it becomes final, the rule would impose big reporting and operational costs.
February 08, 2023 -
A bill before the House would create a new cadre of people to help the government in case of a serious cyber attack. The National Digital Reserve Corps would be managed by the General Services Administration.
February 06, 2023