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New Institute Will Study How the Defense Department Manages Itself

DOD unveils broad plan and new institute to transform its enterprise management

Advisory Board to Review DOD Business Operations Culture

Pentagon Launches Management Reform Institute to Address Challenges

Pentagon’s new management reform institute aims to learn lessons from past failures

HASC Releases NDAA Chairman’s Mark

Bipartisan Senate Group Introduces Bill to Force

Don’t Kill CAPE

Senate appropriators OK $832 billion spending bill

Senate overwhelmingly passes NDAA

Cisneros to leave Pentagon in early September after controversial tenure

In next Global Information Dominance Experiments, CDAO looking to speed allied info-sharing

Pentagon CIO pushes defense agencies to tap $9 billion cloud contract

DOD Releases Plan for Implementing Cyber Workforce Strategy

1/4 of DOD cyber jobs are vacant. Here's the plan to fill them

CRS Report: Guam: Defense Infrastructure and Readiness

To innovate, DoD must be allowed to move faster

GAO Report: Personnel Vetting: DOD Should Improve Management and Operation of Its Background Investigation Working Capital Fund

The Defense Management Institute jumps into one of DoD’s thorniest management issues

Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III & Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks' Meeting With the Defense Business Board

Amid congressional fury, DoD official defends ditching multi-million dollar travel system

With ‘robust’ waiver, Kaine says ‘Buy America’ requirements won’t hamstring Navy shipbuilding

The Pentagon’s embrace of startups could fuel hypersonic tech

What challenges will the next Missile Defense Agency director face?

New Pentagon memo reshuffles workforce to offset Tuberville blockade

DoD's Failure to Standardize Exceptional Family Member Program Leaves Gaps in Services, Watchdog Finds

What DOD can learn about smarter innovation from a roll of toilet paper

Military recruiters skipped steps to screen out extremist enlistees, DOD investigation finds

CRS Brief: FY2024 NDAA: TRICARE for Reservists

DOD Releases Schedule of Procurement Management Reviews for FY 2024

DOD Announces Inaugural Innovation Challenge on Talent Management

What military sexual-assault victims think of the new way cases are prosecuted

GAO: DOD Reviews and Responses to GAO Reports: First Semiannual Report Examining Delays

Commission on Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution Reform - Interim Report

The Pentagon may be too busy to fix its half-century-old budget process, reform group says

CBO: Sequestration Update Report: August 2023

Get mental health stigmas out of the clearance process

Commission Reviewing DoD Budget Planning Releases Initial Report, Hicks Calls To Adopt Near-Term Actions

Pentagon review calls for reforms to reverse spike in sexual misconduct at military academies

GAO: Personnel Vetting: DOD Needs a Reliable Schedule and Cost Estimate for the National Background Investigation Services Program

Defense Management Institute Releases Study of the Department of Defense’s Chief Management Officer

CRS Brief: FY2024 NDAA: Department of Defense Acquisition Policy

New Army CIO wants to trade bureaucracy for speedier modernization

Pentagon Leaders to Address Guard Conference

NEW GAO Report: Defense Health Care: DOD Should Reevaluate Market Structure for Military Medical Treatment Facility Management

While awaiting confirmation, acting CNO urges fleet to stay the course

DoD never wanted a chief management officer according to new report

Learning from COVID-19, Pentagon’s Biodefense Council to break down stovepipes

GAO: Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps: Actions Needed to Better Monitor Diversity Progress

CRS: Multiyear Procurement (MYP) and Block Buy Contracting in Defense Acquisition: Background and Issues for Congress

DOD IG: Audit of the Acquisition of the U.S. Air Force Three‑Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar

‘Largest Conundrum of Them All’: Air Force Still Unsure How to Keep Forces Supplied in Indo-Pacific

Army Preparing to Take Zero Trust to Tactical Edge

After Delays, Army Secretary Signs 'Brandon Act' Policy on Self-Referrals for Mental Health Evaluations

Walter Reed’s Dynamic Duo Achieve Defense Health Agency Medical Milestone

The Pentagon’s innovation arm has a new chief and a new strategy

Will U.S., India Pact Boost Defense Innovation?

DIU partners with Pacific Command to provide new technology

A progress report from the chairman of a Defense-management reform commission

Biden, Manchin at odds over revival of Pentagon cost-cutting office

CRS: FY2024 Defense Appropriations: Summary of Proposed Funding

Pentagon IG to examine how DoD discovered billions more for Ukraine after ‘evaluation errors’

Defense Business Brief: Congress’ to-do list; Tradeshow season; Record number of foreign deals approved; and a bit more.

GAO: DOD Service Contracts: Actions Needed to Identify Efficiencies and Forecast Budget Needs

Pentagon’s strategic capital office finalizing investment framework

Senate Confirmation Still in Limbo for 301 Military Leaders

GAO: DOD Financial Management: Improving Systems Planning and Oversight Could Improve Auditability

Tuberville's Hold on Military Promotions Would Take Hundreds of Hours to Process Individually, Memo Says

SASC Carries on with Nomination Hearings Despite Ongoing Hold

Deferred Retirements, Unemployed Spouses, Field Officers Working as Generals: Democrats' Memo Details Effects of Tuberville Blocking Military Promotions

Human Rights Groups Call on Austin for Details on Fight Against Extremism in Military

Air Force to fall short of recruiting goal for first time since 1999

Senators press Pentagon on new medical system’s recruiting impact

DOD Hosts Child Care Summit to Give Military Families, Providers Voice

DoD Launches Energy Storage Systems Campus to Build Domestic Capacity

‘Be careful what you wish for:’ DoD official warns separate cyber force could pose new challenges

Active-duty troops, some DOD employees could work without pay during government shutdown, Pentagon says

Defense group urges National Security Council to conduct ‘cost-benefit’ analysis on space sector designation

Capitol Hill dysfunction threatens key defense initiatives

GAO: F-35 Aircraft: DOD and the Military Services Need to Reassess the Future Sustainment Strategy

Army failing to ensure family housing ‘safe’ from lead paint, asbestos

Senate confirms chairman of joint chiefs as GOP senator still blocking hundreds of military nominees

House GOP plans to pass defense budget fail again as shutdown looms

Defense Department Adjusts Child Care Fees, Expands Flex Spending to Increase Military Access to Quality Child Care

CRS: Armed Forces Compensation During a Lapse in Appropriations

DODIG: Audit of the Reliability of Army Spare Parts Forecasts Submitted to the Defense Logistics Agency

Half of DOD Civilians Would get Furloughed in a Shutdown, Plans Show

DOD Directive 7045.20 Capability Portfolio Management

DOD Releases Report on Defense Spending by State in Fiscal Year 2022

White House Highlights Shutdown Threats to Pay for 1.3M Troops, National Security

Watchdog: DOD Abortion Policy Not Subject to Review by Congress

CRS: FY2024 NDAA: Department of Defense Office of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE)

Senate Rejects Bill to Guarantee Military Pay in a Shutdown

Pentagon Issues 101 Recommendations for Suicide Prevention to be Implemented by End of Fiscal 2030

Divided House Narrowly Passes Defense Appropriations Measure

Government shutdowns getting more lengthy, damaging, history shows

DOD Memorandum: Potential for Lapse in Funding

How the Pentagon's big tech bets could suffer from a continuing resolution

VA and the Pentagon look to take advantage of a new spinal procedure for those injured in the line of duty

Top U.S. general Mark Milley to hand over reins after four years

Will cloud costs impact the Pentagon’s mission readiness?

Department of Defense and Small Business Administration Roll Out the Small Business Investment Company Critical Technologies (SBICCT) Initiative

Army Locked In on Transformation, Modernization

McCarthy’s speakership threatened in part by defense bill

Defense Innovation Unit seeks modular test system to scale drone tech

Can the US Navy save money by accepting the LCS as a sunk cost?

Senators Introduce Bill for “Governing Council” to Oversee DOD AI Priorities

Congress made $80 billion-plus in changes to defense budget

Who Runs the Best U.S. Schools? It May Be the Defense Department

'Continuous Vetting' Effort will Expand to Cover More Defense Civilians

The Army Doesn't Know Where a Lot of its Excess Arms and Gear Are

OPM: Agency Telework and Remote Work Data Reporting in the Office of Personnel Management Enterprise Human Resources Integration System

GAO: Navy Readiness: Challenges to Addressing Sailor Fatigue in the Surface Fleet Continue

CRS: The U.S. Defense Industrial Base: Background and Issues for Congress

White House Plans to Put Ukraine, Taiwan and Border Funding in its Israel Request

Pentagon Asks Industry for Ideas to Protect Supply Lines

DHA Launches 9 Defense Health Networks to Improve Health Care Delivery to Joint Force

Industry Perspective: Democratize Data for Decision Dominance

Digital transformation: Laying the foundation

Capitol Hill defense work continues despite House leadership turmoil

Improper storage damaging $1.8 billion in Army ground combat equipment

GAO: Defense Industrial Base: DOD Needs Better Insight into Risks from Mergers and Acquisitions

Defense Innovation Board to study innovation barriers, data economy

Military transition classes improving, but attendance still lags

Overseas Cost-of-Living Cuts Are About to Take a Bite Out of Paychecks. Some Bases Are Already Warning Troops.

GAO: Defense Management: Action Needed to Advance Progress on Reform Efforts

Military obesity rates soar, compounding recruitment challenges

Army faces logistics, alliance hurdles in the Pacific

US Military Has More Work to do Integrating Women, Report Finds

White House's Aid Request For Israel, Ukraine Includes $50 Billion In Defense Industrial Base Investments

Here's How to Fix the Supplemental's Shortcomings on Taiwan

CBO Cost Estimate: AUKUS Oversight and Accountability Act

DOD 'Confident' It Can Meet Both Ukraine, Israel 155mm Ammo Requests, Ryder Says

Senators Seek Over-the-Counter Birth Control Access for Troops

CBO: Long-Term Implications of the 2024 Future Years Defense Program

CRS: FY2024 NDAA: Military Health Workforce Provisions

Navy Officials Argue AUKUS Legislation Needed Now To Stay on Schedule

Report: Allowing Soldiers to Serve Closer to Home Could Help Meet Force Goals

DOD Hindering Recruitment of Tech-Savvy Workers, Warfighters: Report

Military Suicide Rates Mostly Steady Over Past Decade

MITRE report offers recommendations to policymakers on addressing AI cyber risks to critical infrastructure

Bill Aims to Protect Military Personnel from Foreign-Owned Apps

DOD Recognizes Employees, Components for Disability Inclusion

DOD Graduates First Cohort of Acquisition Innovators

Biden Directs NSC Memo To Guide DoD, IC Use Of Artificial Intelligence

CRS: FY2024 Emergency Supplemental Funding Request: Defense Appropriations

Billions in Ukraine defense spending has been slow to translate into U.S. jobs

Guard, Reserve Members Up to 20% Less Likely to Get VA Disability Applications Approved, Watchdog Finds

Department of Defense Releases FY 2023 Military Intelligence Program Budget

Pentagon Official Underscores Impact of Senate Hold on DOD Nominees

OMB tells agencies to name chief AI officer to accelerate tech adoption across government

Democrats try new workaround to sidestep Tuberville’s blockade on military nominees

DOD Releases AI Adoption Strategy

DOD Unveils $425M in Ukraine Aid as Congress Debates Spending Plan

Senate Finally Confirms 3 Top Military Officers After Fellow Republicans Erupt in Anger over Tuberville Blockade

CBO Cost Estimate: H.R. 4619, AUKUS Submarine Transfer Authorization Act

As F-15EX Price Tags Rise, Boeing Hunts for Ways to Control Costs

A New Army TV Ad 'Jumps' into Recruiting - and More Might be on the Way

With Tuberville's Holds on Military Promotions Reaching 450, Something Has to Give

Defense Deputy Secretary Hicks Urges Congress to Pass 2024 NDAA

GAO: Veterans Health Care: VA Has Taken Steps to Improve Its Appointment Scheduling Process, but Additional Actions Are Needed

What if America's Mineral-Intensive Military Runs Out of Minerals?

NDIA’s Norquist explains the harm of a continuing resolution

How DoD and SBA encourage investment in critical technologies

Calls for more oversight, punishment after major military disasters

DoD Completes Annual Department-Wide Financial Statement Audit

DOD Awards $39.9 Million to Strengthen U.S. Supply Chains for Printed Circuit Boards

Defense Innovation Board Fall Meeting Readout

Pentagon Fails Sixth Consecutive Audit, Cites Incremental Progress Over Last Year

Telehealth could strengthen military’s mental health care, report says

Congress passes stopgap funding bill, hampering Pentagon initiatives

Amid Recruiting Woes, Army Sent Letters to Soldiers Separated for Vaccine Refusal

Biden Administration Announces New Security Assistance for Ukraine

Bill Seeks to Change VA Benefits for Sexual Assault Victims

White House Touts New Supply Chain Measures as Inflation Eases

U.S. Troops Still Train on Weapons With Known Risk of Brain Injury

Pentagon steps on AI accelerator as age of lethal autonomy looms

DoD Plans DIB Strategy, Other Action Items Under White House Supply Chain Initiative

‘We’re taking it out of hide’: Pentagon says it has no money for Middle East buildup

DOD Enters Agreement to Expand Domestic Graphite Supply Chain

Pentagon Opens Scholarship for US Navy Cybersecurity Specialists

Dozens of Troops Suspected of Advocating Overthrow of US Government, New Pentagon Extremism Report Says

Cost to Fully Modernize 20,000 Stateside Navy Base Buildings Pegged at $49 Billion

Public-Private Partnership is Key to Building Defense Industrial Base and Workforce

Thousands of Troops May Be Caught in Medical Debt. Sen. Elizabeth Warren Wants the Pentagon to Find Out How Many

Office of Management and Budget Warns Congress on Funding for Ukraine

CBO: Atlas of Military Compensation

Hundreds of Promotions Approved After Tuberville Drops Hold

DOD Watchdog Report Warns of Issues Across Military Health Care System

Senators Say DOD Has a 'Long Way to Go' to Fix Military Housing Issues

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