software acquisition

DoD stands up ‘SWAT team’ to help speed software acquisition

Adoption of DoD’s new software acquisition pathway has been slow, but officials are looking for ways to jumpstart its use.

Defense News

FILE - This June 6, 2013, file photo, shows the National Security Agency (NSA) campus in Fort Meade, Md., where the U.S. Cyber Command is located. The American military services are looking for new ways to bring in more civilians with high-tech skills who can help fight Islamic State militants and prepare for the new range of technological threats the U.S. will face. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

CYBERCOM embraces the non-traditional as acquisition program grows

Defense News

DoD Cloud Exchange 2024 Army's Leonel Garciga

DoD Cloud Exchange 2024: Army’s Leo Garciga on clearing obstacles to digital transformation

Cloud Computing

The sun shines on the dome of Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

DoD pushing Congress to give more budget flexibilities

Budget

Army moves forward with streamlining software acquisition

Acquisition

Silicon Valley firm sues spy agency over software contract

Contracts/Awards

NGA looks to speed up software development with key metrics, ‘CORE’ capabilities

Intelligence Community

Agency cancels third-party software license but original vendor still claims infringement

Contracting

Pentagon looks to cement career paths for software acquisition experts

Workforce

DoD efforts to improve software acquisition hampered by gaps in understanding workforce

On DoD

Pentagon’s number-two officer vows to fix software acquisition ‘nightmare’

Defense

House, Senate agree on Defense bill adding paid leave for feds, US Space Force

The final agreement maintains the NDAA’s decades-long reputation of must-pass legislation, but punts thorny border issues to the still-unsettled appropriations…

Defense