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What’s the real value of the US Defense Department audit?
The eventual passing grade is actually secondary to the kind of progress driven by the audit.
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TriWest Healthcare’s $65 billion contract clears protest hurdle
The timeline for the new Tricare contracts to take effect is August 2024, for now.
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Senator demands DEA boss explain no-bid contracts, hires
Milgram’s boosters inside and outside the agency have defended her actions as part of an ongoing effort to clean house.
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DEA chief faces probe into ‘swampy’ hires, no-bid contracts
Among the spending under scrutiny is $4.7 million for “strategic planning and communication” and other contracts used to hire people Milgram knew.
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US has planes, boats on call for emergencies, why not satellites?
The Space Force is in the early phases of designing a Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve to provide services in a time of conflict or crisis.
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How to ensure Iranian drones don’t include US components
While the Iranian drone threat may have previously seemed distant for Europe, the appearance of these weapons in Ukraine has brought the problem home.
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Pentagon to use new Taiwan arms transfer authority, similar to Ukraine
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin called on Congress to fund the transfer of weapons to Taiwan with the same method the U.S. has shipped weapons to Ukraine.
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Why is the FBI headquarters moving outside DC?
In September, the General Services Administration said it will come to a decision about the future site in “coming months.”
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Pentagon urged to use federal workforce instead of contractors
The commercial industrial base builds the systems and equipment, and the department ensures those systems are maintained and operational.
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US imposes fresh sanctions on Iran’s drone procurement network
Four firms allegedly bought equipment, including European-made engines, for the country's drone program.
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Automation helps US Forest Service speed procurement in fighting fires
The Forest Service brought its backlog up to date and established a Center of Excellence to tackle and automate other work.
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Pentagon budget aims to max munitions production, make multiyear buys
Pentagon officials say they will maximize production lines for top priority munitions as part of its $170 billion procurement budget proposal for FY24.
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Biden seeks 5.2% pay hike for federal workers
If approved, the pay boost would be the largest increase in nearly four decades.
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Army to seek multiyear munitions buys in next budget
The U.S. Army’s 2024 budget request to Congress will seek more authority to buy munitions in bulk over multiple years.
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The opposite of Silicon Valley: How Feds expect to use AI/ML
The government is buying AI technology experimentally with the focus on research-based deals as opposed to hardware or software contracts.
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Pentagon budgeting panel says ‘all options’ on table for reform
The budget reform panel hasn’t made any recommendations, but shared a summary of the input it's received, including nearly two dozen proposed improvements.
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House bill challenges Biden order on project labor agreements
A PLA sets the terms and conditions for work on a specific federally funded construction contract — and they've been hotly contested.
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