Cyber incident reporting requirements for critical infrastructure companies and other federal cybersecurity provisions were left out of this year's NDAA.
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 going to a shrinking pool of companies.
The program is a partnership between the Army and Microsoft.
The National Defense Authorization Act is often a grab-bag of sorts for members looking to easily address other legislative priorities with a bill that's considered "must-pass" each year. Here are several provisions in the House-passed NDAA that are worth watching for federal employees.
The Senate returns to Capitol Hill this week with a mountain of work, and less than three weeks to prevent a government shutdown.
Between the defense authorization bill, work on a potential infrastructure package and annual spending legislation, members of Congress are hoping to get at least a few big things finished.
The additional money funds a variety of accounts, mostly ones that increase the capacity of the military by spending billions of dollars to procure more aircraft like the F-35 and build and restore ships for the Navy.
New legislation could push the Defense Department and prime contractors to better understand supply chain vulnerabilities in the wake of COVID-19.
Lawmakers are questioning whether CISA is involved enough in responding to cyber incidents and overseeing the security of critical infrastructure sectors.
Moshe Schwartz, president of Etherton and Associates, joined host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf to discuss the key acquisition policy and budgetary priorities coming out of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act.
Biden's $6 trillion for fiscal 2022 includes more than $100 billion increase in the so called discretionary spending to operate the government itself.
DHA is still not sure how many military treatment facilities will close or how many patients will need to seek outside care.
A form of contracting known as lowest-price technically acceptable, or LPTA, has long bugged federal contractors.
The National Defense Authorization Act for 2021 is, like NDAAs tend to be, a vehicle burdened with semi-related policy provisions.
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.