Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., has said the fiscal year 2016 defense policy bill contains provisions that would overhaul the military acquisition system and allow technology firms from Silicon Valley to help the Defense
MoreThe House voted 278-149 Thursday to approve a $579 billion annual spending plan for the Defense Department, The Hill newspaper reported Thursday. Cristina Marcos and Rebecca Shabad write House Republican members allocated
MoreThe Defense Contract Management Agency plans to open additional centers where military customers will be able to buy commercial services, Federal News Radio reported Wednesday. Jason Miller writes Shay Assad, director of
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The Defense Department has developed a set of recommendations for the agency to retain an all-volunteer force and secure benefits for retiring service members, DoD News reported Wednesday. John Banusiewicz writes Army
MoreThe Defense Department‘s transition to the Risk Management Framework has helped streamline the secure integration of information technology systems and applications into the DoD network, FierceGovernmentIT reported Wednesday. Dibya Sarkar writes that
MorePaige Hinkle-Bowles, deputy assistant secretary for civilian personnel policy at the Defense Department, has said DoD is working to address civilian employee concerns through its Force of the Future initiative, DoD News
MorePentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall is set to sign a Department of Defense Instruction document to reform DoD’s $155 billion services acquisition program under the Better Buying Power 3.0 plan, Breaking Defense reported
MoreTerry Halvorsen, chief information officer at the Defense Department, has started a five-day visit to information technology firms in Silicon Valley and Seattle to promote collaborations with industry through the IT Exchange Program, DoD News
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U.S. Army Secretary John McHugh will step down from his role by Nov. 1, 2015 after weeks of discussions with Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work. “Secretary McHugh has been
MoreThe U.S. Army has exhibited a head-mounted brainwave-sensing technology that is intended to help train computers on identifying threats in the battlefield. Jean Vettel, a neuroscientist with the Army Research Laboratory, and the
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