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The Defense Department is finally getting workforce development right

To ensure the success of budding workforce initiatives, we must avoid burdening them with well-intentioned but overreaching bureaucracy.

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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.

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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The 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing configured six F-15E Strike Eagles to carry extra bombs to bare-base locations, taking off from an undisclosed location April 25, 2021. This new configuration is allowing the Air Force to increase combat capabilities by carrying more munitions than the Strike Eagle can use on one mission to a forward operating base. (U.S. Air Force)

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.

3 months ago

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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U.S. Department of Defense Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer Craig Martell speaks at the Defense Intelligence Agency’s DoDIIS Worldwide Conference, Dec. 13, 2022, at the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center in Texas.

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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Benefeds contractor pays $3.1M in back wages, benefits to employees

The company contracts with the U.S. Office of Personnel Management to power the government’s online benefits marketplace.

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Regulations

Stay ahead of new and developing regulations and policies around federal procurement and contracting.

To ensure the success of budding workforce initiatives, we must avoid burdening them with well-intentioned but overreaching bureaucracy.

The eventual passing grade is actually secondary to the kind of progress driven by the audit.

The timeline for the new Tricare contracts to take effect is August 2024, for now.

Milgram’s boosters inside and outside the agency have defended her actions as part of an ongoing effort to clean house.

Among the spending under scrutiny is $4.7 million for “strategic planning and communication” and other contracts used to hire people Milgram knew.

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.

While the Iranian drone threat may have previously seemed distant for Europe, the appearance of these weapons in Ukraine has brought the problem home.

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.

In September, the General Services Administration said it will come to a decision about the future site in “coming months.”

The commercial industrial base builds the systems and equipment, and the department ensures those systems are maintained and operational.

Four firms allegedly bought equipment, including European-made engines, for the country's drone program.

The Forest Service brought its backlog up to date and established a Center of Excellence to tackle and automate other work.

Pentagon officials say they will maximize production lines for top priority munitions as part of its $170 billion procurement budget proposal for FY24.

If approved, the pay boost would be the largest increase in nearly four decades.

The U.S. Army’s 2024 budget request to Congress will seek more authority to buy munitions in bulk over multiple years.

The government is buying AI technology experimentally with the focus on research-based deals as opposed to hardware or software contracts.

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.

A PLA sets the terms and conditions for work on a specific federally funded construction contract — and they've been hotly contested.

The company contracts with the U.S. Office of Personnel Management to power the government’s online benefits marketplace.