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NATO signs $700 million Stinger missile contract amid production push
The Raytheon-produced system was one of the first weapons the U.S. shipped to Ukraine following Russia’s 2022 invasion.
By Tara Copp and Lorne Cook
How Republicans might accept a smaller defense budget
Republican Rep. Ken Calvert is willing to meet Democratic lawmakers partway in their reported plans to trim the defense budget: cut back on civilian employees, not equipment and modernization.
By Joe Gould
Pentagon shattered speed record to give 1 million people remote work tools
How top IT leaders toppled constraints that mire software projects to fast-track the remote collaboration platform.
By Andrew Eversden
People, process and technology: An essential triad for government payroll modernization
Payroll modernization is foundational to help agencies make more informed decisions and easily adapt to a rapidly changing workforce that views digitization as table stakes.
By Rick Strasser and Gurnaik Dosanjh, IBM
Staffing government procurement in the 21st century
For senior managers, upskilling experienced workers and recruiting younger, digitally native employees has become essential to navigating their agency’s digital transformation.
By Jarrod McAdoo, Ivalua
With investigations backlog eliminated, the work of true reform begins
Now is the time for the leaders of reform to redouble their commitment to transforming federal personnel vetting.
By Bryan Smith and John P. Fitzpatrick
US Navy eyes permanent solution for post-pandemic collaboration tools
Navy Chief Information Officer Aaron Weis outlined plans to replace the Defense Department's Commercial Virtual Remote Environment.
By Andrew Eversden
Pentagon wrestles with adopting zero-trust security approach
Work from home caused by the coronavirus pandemic has accelerated conversations about zero-trust, several IT officials have said recently.
By Andrew Eversden
Pentagon to get more control over nuclear weapons funding under Senate proposal
Critics of the plan say it would give the Pentagon too much control over the Energy Department's budget process.
By Aaron Mehta
Four ways the House wants military IT to improve
A House draft of the National Defense Authorization Act directs the Pentagon's CIO to take action on IT asset management and cyber workforce issues.
By Andrew Eversden
Congressman calls on watchdogs to check reopening safety measures
U.S. Representative Gerry E. Connolly, D-Va., has called on agency inspectors general to ensure that plans to bring employees back to work meet best practices for worker safety.
By Jessie Bur