The Defense Department is sticking to its guns while trying not to be heavy handed in proposing a new rule on independent research and development. DoD wants companies to be more candid about how they’re using federal funds when conducting R&D for the Pentagon. That has some defense companies worried but some outsiders cheering. Federal News Radio’s Scott Maucione shares more on Pentagon Solutions.

The Defense Department is in the midst of an ambitious effort to redefine the work roles, job descriptions, qualification standards and training requirements. That’s for all of its information technology personnel. As Federal News Radio’s Jared Serbu tells Pentagon Solutions, DoD brass think there are too many seams between the parts of its workforce responsible for cybersecurity and those who keep its systems running each day.

The military services have been dithering with Congress over if and where to reduce their real estate footprint. But there is one spot in the world where the Army is undergoing a major expansion in real estate. Camp Humphries, South Korea is undergoing a multi-billion dollar makeover. The Army Assistant Secretary for Installations, Energy and Environment, Katherine Hammack, joins Pentagon Solution with details of what’s going on and why,

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