NDAA

While the Pentagon is doing more business with small companies, the list of candidates is shrinking

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Defense Department has spent more of its contracting budget on small businesses in recent years, but those dollars are…

Federal Newscast

(U.S. Army Photo by Bridgett Siter)

Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division used the latest prototype of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) during a training exercise in October at Fort Pickett, Va. The event was part of a larger Soldier Touch Point, the third major milestone in the development and testing of the IVAS, which will undergo one more STP in the spring before initial fielding next year. (U.S. Army Photo by Bridgett Siter)

Army delays $22B augmented reality goggle program

Defense

The Capitol is seen at dawn as a consequential week begins in Washington for President Joe Biden and Democratic leaders in Congress who are trying to advance his $3.5 trillion

Bereavement leave for feds, a new ‘digital corps,’ and more highlights from House NDAA

Workforce

(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

The U.S. Capitol is seen in Washington, Tuesday, July 20, 2021. To enact President Joe Biden’s expansive domestic agenda this year, Democrats have mapped out a convoluted legislative maze. The party wants to push the new president's multitrillion-dollar plans for supercharging federal infrastructure, climate change and social programs through a Congress in which they have only paper-thin majorities. GOP opposition is certain to be solid. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

September is looking downright nutty

Federal Report

Last week of legislating before Congress departs for August recess

Congress

In this photo made available by the U.S. Navy, the guided-missile submarine USS Georgia, front, with the guided-missile cruiser USS Port Royal, transit the Strait of Hormuz in Persian Gulf, Monday, Dec. 21, 2020. The vessels traversed the strategically vital waterway between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula on Monday, the U.S. Navy said, a rare announcement that comes amid rising tensions with Iran. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Indra Beaufort/U.S. Navy via AP)

First look at Senate NDAA adds $35B to DoD, takes all nonmilitary crimes out of chain of command

Congress

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Lawmakers tee up legislation to push DoD, prime contractors on supply chain vulnerabilities

Congress

Tanker trucks are parked near the entrance of Colonial Pipeline Company Wednesday, May 12, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. The operator of the nation’s largest fuel pipeline has confirmed it paid $4.4 million to a gang of hackers who broke into its computer systems. That's according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. Colonial Pipeline’s CEO Joseph Blount told the Journal that he authorized the payment after the ransomware attack because the company didn’t know the extent of the damage. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

CISA under pressure to put more teeth in cyber requirements following Colonial Pipeline attack

Cybersecurity

A 2021 NDAA update

Off the Shelf

Biden administration’s skinny budget for the civilian side looks like a triple double X

Congress

First Look

DHA set to takeover all military hospitals by end of 2021, even after transition halt during pandemic

Defense

Something federal contractors thought they’d gotten rid of is popping up

A form of contracting known as lowest-price technically acceptable, or LPTA, has long bugged federal contractors.

Acquisition

What the 2021 NDAA means for future whistleblowers

The National Defense Authorization Act for 2021 is, like NDAAs tend to be, a vehicle burdened with semi-related policy provisions.

Agency Oversight

In a first, Congress overrides Trump veto of NDAA

Defense

In an extraordinary New Year’s Day session, the Republican-controlled Senate easily turned aside the veto, dismissing Trump’s objections to the $740 billion bill and handing him a stinging rebuke just weeks before his term ends.

NDAA

While the Pentagon is doing more business with small companies, the list of candidates is shrinking

Army delays $22B augmented reality goggle program

Bereavement leave for feds, a new ‘digital corps,’ and more highlights from House NDAA

September is looking downright nutty

Last week of legislating before Congress departs for August recess

First look at Senate NDAA adds $35B to DoD, takes all nonmilitary crimes out of chain of command

Lawmakers tee up legislation to push DoD, prime contractors on supply chain vulnerabilities

CISA under pressure to put more teeth in cyber requirements following Colonial Pipeline attack

A 2021 NDAA update

Biden administration’s skinny budget for the civilian side looks like a triple double X

DHA set to takeover all military hospitals by end of 2021, even after transition halt during pandemic

Something federal contractors thought they’d gotten rid of is popping up

What the 2021 NDAA means for future whistleblowers

In a first, Congress overrides Trump veto of NDAA

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