Katrina McFarland serves as assistant secretary for acquisition at the Defense Department, where she advises the defense undersecretary for acquisition, technology and logistics on acquisition-related matters. She was previously the president of
MoreEric Fanning, formerly undersecretary of the U.S. Air Force, has been named the Defense Departmentâs chief of staff and appointed to the Senior Executive Service. Defense Secretary Ash Carter confirmed Fanningâs appointment
MoreThe Defense Department is seeking a 10-year extension of its small business mentoring program in an effort to help small enterprises compete for defense contracts, DoD News reported Thursday. Claudette Roulo writes
MoreThe Defense Department has agreed to comply with the Government Accountability Officeâs recommendations to assess foreign business activities that take place near test and training ranges. GAO has called on DoD to
MoreBeth McCormick, Defense Technology Security Administration director, said the United States counts on its Asian allies to protect the intellectual property of U.S. technology they acquire, FCW reported Wednesday. Sean Lyngaas writes McCormick told audiences
MoreThe Defense Department has announced various maintenance and upgrade locations for the Lockheed Martin-built F-35 joint strike fighter in Europe, DoD said Thursday. Air Force Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan, executive officer for
MoreThe Defense Department plans to implement the derived credentials system for access management across the entire department in July 2015, Federal Times reported Friday. Aaron Boyd writes DoD employees began to use derived credentials in sending
MoreThe Defense Department‘s base budget increased to $502 billion in fiscal year 2014 from $384 billion in FY 2000. The Congressional Budget Office said Thursday the inflation-adjusted growth represents a 31 percent increase and a 1.9
MoreThe Office of Inspector General has issued an audit report that indicates the Defense Department‘s contracting personnel failed to implement the necessary rule for cost-reimbursement contracts totaling nearly $31.7 billion. IG released the report
MoreTerry Halvorsen, acting chief information officer of the Defense Department, has said the department plans to release a new cloud computing policy in two weeks, DoD News reported Friday. Halvorsen told a recent FedTalks
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