Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), potential chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is leading a group of lawmakers that have pledged their support for the A-10 Warthog aircraft amid Defense Department plans to retire the fleet,
MoreDeputy Defense Secretary Robert Work has called for an end to what he says is budget uncertainty across defense programs as the U.S. faces global combat and technological challenges, Reuters reported Wednesday. David Alexander writes
MoreThe Naval Surface Warfare Center – Crane Division is working with the Marine Corps Systems Command‘s Program Manager Marine Intelligence to perform proof-of-concept tests on information security measures. NSWC Crane said Thursday it will utilize a virtual private network
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
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The Defense Information Systems Agency has closed the response period for its request for information on integrating commercial cloud computing hardware with Defense Department networks, Federal News Radio reported Thursday. That RFI focused on the data
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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The Congressional Budget Office has projected the costs of the Defense Department‘s 2015 budget plans to reach $598 billion in 2030 from $497 billion in 2015 — an increase of up to 20 percent when adjusted
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Victor Gavin, the U.S. Navy‘s program executive officer for enterprise information systems, says that the service’s pilot efforts to utilize Microsoft Office 365 to migrate the branch’s email to the cloud has progressed,
MoreKatrina McFarland, assistant defense secretary for acquisition, has outlined the scope of intellectual property involved in the Defense Department‘s projects with industry, FCW reported Tuesday. McFarland told a conference that DoD does not plan to
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Leigh Bradley, director of the standards of conduct office within the office of the general counsel at the Defense Department, has been nominated as the Department of Veterans Affairs‘Â general counsel. Bradley served
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