DOD starts department wide review of admin agencies
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said a “defense-wide review process” to underway to evaluate administrative agencies, the so-called Fourth Estate.
Small business cuts coming amid NBIB merger
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency, which is absorbing National Background Investigations Bureau expects to combine contracting offices and staff, while shrinking small business goals.
With budget deal done, House defense leaders turn toward NDAA
Despite a tentative two-year budget deal, House leaders are preparing for a tough conference to reconcile differences with the Senate's version of the National Defense Authorization Act.
Republicans urge Trump not to interfere with JEDI cloud buy
Top defense committee Republicans sent a letter to President Donald Trump, warning that delays to the $10 billion JEDI cloud acquisition would endanger national security.
Oracle fights on as JEDI court date nears
A federal judge will hear arguments on July 10 as Oracle continues to push that the JEDI solicitation was 'cooked' in favor of AWS.
DOD leadership shuffle raises fears on Capitol Hill
At least one congressman is raising concerns that the U.S. space defenses are suffering because DOD lacks a permanent leader.
DOD says JEDI award happens this summer
The Defense Department says it expects to award the massive JEDI cloud contract this summer, regardless of the outcome of Oracle's lawsuit.
House committee moves $733 billion closer to approval
The House Armed Services Committee passed the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act, pushing the bill along after a nearly day long debate.
Logistics upgrade could follow Army modernization efforts
Army acquisition head Bruce Jette says he wants to leverage modernization efforts including AI and automation to improve logistics.
DOD expects DEOS award this summer
The Defense Department says it will pick a winner of the $8.2 billion Defense Enterprise Office Solutions procurement this summer, with integration and initial testing planned for the fall.
DOD wants to release its software blacklist
The Defense Department is working with Congress to find a way for DOD to let its defense contractors to see its list of restricted vendors.
Focus on multi-domain operations could change Army acquisition
The Army has a new focus on interoperability with allies and could mean changes to its buying practices.
DOD considers vendor incentives to bolster supply chain security
The chief of counterintelligence at the Defense Security Service is floating the idea of giving vendors more incentives to report vulnerabilities in the supply chain.
Contractors: Get ready for tighter DOD supply chain enforcement
The Defense Department wants to make contractors' cyber maturity a more important consideration before contracts are awarded.
Army moves cyber to the front lines
The Army Cyber Command plans to move more cyber and electromagnetic activities to the battlefield and into every brigade combat team, division, corps and Army service component staff.
CYBERCOM looks to grow its budget
The current state of threats means that year-old U.S. Cyber Command will likely need to expand, according to its commander, Gen. Paul Nakasone.
DOD's leads cloud strategy with JEDI
The JEDI cloud contract sits atop DOD's cloud hierarch as its first line of computing, according to DOD's new cloud strategy document.
Data standards are an Air Force priority in 2019
Air Force officials are talking about tech innovation and massive IT changes as priorities for 2019, starting with an emphasis on data standards to connect its stove-piped systems.
Why market share matters for the DOD cloud
There are only three general purpose clouds, DOD data chief Michael Conlin says.
Is the CIO era coming to an end?
The 809 panel that has been looking at defense acquisition says in its final report from that the era of the central CIO might be coming to a close.
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