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Demand for Ukraine oversight ‘part of Russian propaganda,’ Smith says

Houses Armed Services Committee says Ukraine is "spending the money really well; that’s why they’re winning."

2 days ago

Hurricane Ian flooding hits Naval Air Station Key West, Sept. 28.

How states are preparing for the Emergency Resiliency Era

Hurricane Ian serves as a tragic reminder to federal and state leaders about the critical need to prepare for emergency disasters—before they arrive.

5 days ago

Acquisition

Pentagon’s strategic capital office to spur investment in defense tech

The new office will help the Pentagon leverage private investment to overcome the "valley of death" problem that often derails technology programs.

Congress wants to arm Taiwan, but hasn’t figured out how to pay for it

Congress is poised to take up a massive policy that will include Taiwan security aid provisions, but the appropriations is an open question.

5 days ago

GOP senators threaten to block NDAA over COVID-19 vaccine mandate

Republicans want troops who were dismissed for refusing the vaccine to get their jobs back and be awarded back pay.

6 days ago

Norcross presses for fresh NLRB funding to avoid employee furloughs

Federal agency has received the same appropriation of $274.2 million for nine straight years.

6 days ago

Prevent the mistakes of history by passing the fiscal 2023 NDAA

We must exercise leadership to avoid mistakes of the past — and prevent a larger war in the future.

8 days ago

Austin urges Congress to get military budget done or risk readiness

Another short-term budget extension will cause a host of problems for Pentagon, he says in letter to House and Senate leaders.

8 days ago

F-35 costs have been declining. That’s about to change.

Inside Air Force Plant 4, where Lockheed Martin builds F-35 fighters and tries to recover from the pandemic.

3 weeks ago

How Robotic Process Automation is helping federal agencies manage data

RPA and the use of intelligent bots are proving critical for agencies seeking to automate time-consuming manual processes.

3 weeks ago

Pentagon fails audit, CFO cites Ukraine as ‘teachable moment’

It's the fifth comprehensive audit failure for the Defense Department.

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It’s time to reset America’s long-range strike deficit

America simply has far more demand for long-range strike aircraft than planes and crews.

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A U.S. Air Force AC-130J Ghostrider gunship aircraft assigned to the 1st Special Operations Wing in Hurlburt Field, Florida, is parked after temporarily relocating to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, during Hurricane Ian, Sept. 28, 2022. (Hannah Carranza/Air Force)

Pentagon quietly downsizes US Special Operations fleet of gunships

SOCOM tucked mentions of the change into its fiscal 2023 budget request.

3 weeks ago

Labor shortage pinching aerospace, defense sectors

Study found 70% of companies in the aerospace and defense sector saw increased turnover in the last 12 months.

5 weeks ago

Federal agencies defer needed building repairs, driving up costs

Deferred repair costs among civilian agencies ballooned to $76 billion in 2021 from $51 billion in 2017, according to GAO.

6 weeks ago

Space Force expects budget growth into 2024 amid ‘tremendous need’

The service expects to require more resources as it looks to make its systems more resilient and expands certain missions, like space domain awareness.

6 weeks ago

Ash Carter, who led military acquisition workforce reform, dies at 68

Carter launched the Pentagon's “Better Buying Power” initiative, meant to guide the acquisition workforce to smarter and more efficient purchasing.

6 weeks ago

US Bureau of Prisons chief pledges hiring reforms amid staffing crisis

Nearly one-third of federal correctional officer positions were vacant, forcing prisons to use cooks, teachers and other workers to guard inmates.

6 weeks ago

‘SBOM’ disclosure rules loom for federal software procurement

Software Bill of Materials are machine-readable inventories of software components designed to reduce cost and security risk.

6 weeks ago

Space Force may seek civil reserve fleet of spaceships for emergencies

Would function like Civil Reserve Air Fleet's commercial airlines that provide additional airlift capacity when needed.

7 weeks ago

Budget

Stay up to date on appropriations from Congress and budget policies from OMB and what they mean for your agency.

Houses Armed Services Committee says Ukraine is "spending the money really well; that’s why they’re winning."

Hurricane Ian serves as a tragic reminder to federal and state leaders about the critical need to prepare for emergency disasters—before they arrive.

The new office will help the Pentagon leverage private investment to overcome the "valley of death" problem that often derails technology programs.

Congress is poised to take up a massive policy that will include Taiwan security aid provisions, but the appropriations is an open question.

Republicans want troops who were dismissed for refusing the vaccine to get their jobs back and be awarded back pay.

Federal agency has received the same appropriation of $274.2 million for nine straight years.

We must exercise leadership to avoid mistakes of the past — and prevent a larger war in the future.

Another short-term budget extension will cause a host of problems for Pentagon, he says in letter to House and Senate leaders.

Inside Air Force Plant 4, where Lockheed Martin builds F-35 fighters and tries to recover from the pandemic.

RPA and the use of intelligent bots are proving critical for agencies seeking to automate time-consuming manual processes.

It's the fifth comprehensive audit failure for the Defense Department.

America simply has far more demand for long-range strike aircraft than planes and crews.

SOCOM tucked mentions of the change into its fiscal 2023 budget request.

Study found 70% of companies in the aerospace and defense sector saw increased turnover in the last 12 months.

Deferred repair costs among civilian agencies ballooned to $76 billion in 2021 from $51 billion in 2017, according to GAO.

The service expects to require more resources as it looks to make its systems more resilient and expands certain missions, like space domain awareness.

Carter launched the Pentagon's “Better Buying Power” initiative, meant to guide the acquisition workforce to smarter and more efficient purchasing.

Nearly one-third of federal correctional officer positions were vacant, forcing prisons to use cooks, teachers and other workers to guard inmates.

Software Bill of Materials are machine-readable inventories of software components designed to reduce cost and security risk.

Would function like Civil Reserve Air Fleet's commercial airlines that provide additional airlift capacity when needed.