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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

Funding on 'Fumes:' The Pentagon is Nearly Out of Money to Replace Weapons Sent to Ukraine

Compromise NDAA Conference Report Readied for Final Action

Top Senate Appropriators Detail Full-Year Stopgap Impacts

GAO: Armed Force Retirement Home: Congress and Agency Management Should Take Actions to Improve Financial Sustainability

The defense industrial base is ‘in crisis,’ expert tells Hill panel

Feds fix loophole preventing soldiers from getting 9/11 healthcare

Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office to Host Hackathon in Hawaii

NDAA Conferees Agree No Spending on Space Command Headquarters Until Next Summer

Camouflage Not Required: DOD Helps Students Plan for Civilian, Military Careers

American Service Members Are Taking Pay Cuts to Leave Military

Congress Set to Extinguish Pentagon's Anti-Domestic Extremism Working Group Created After Jan. 6

Congress poised to let Pentagon start programs before budget passes

US Senate passes mammoth defense policy bill, next up vote in House

Pentagon eyes successor to Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability contract

Industry isn’t building enough parts for upgraded F-35s, DOD says

Pentagon Increases Efforts to Work With Non-Traditional Defense Contractors

DOD Addresses Recruiting Shortfall Challenges

Key US Fund for Ukraine about to be 'Exhausted'

Ex-US, NATO Officials Call on Congress to Pass New Ukraine Aid

NDAA Authorizes Fewer Active-Duty Troops as Recruitment Remains a Challenge

The Pentagon is Stepping Up On-Base Food Options to Help Troops Battle Food Insecurity

Heidi Shyu OKs New DOD Instruction on Digital Engineering Implementation

After Tough Year, Military Recruiting Is Looking Up

After USA TODAY investigation, military finally releases internal extremism report

New year brings same government shutdown threats

Inside the Pentagon's Painfully Slow Effort to Clean Up Decades of PFAS Contamination

Sexual Assault Now Tried Outside Military Chain of Command

Biden Administration Announces New Security Assistance for Ukraine December 2023

RAND: Cybersecurity and Supply Chain Risk Management Are Not Simply Additive

How to Use the 'MRAP Mindset' to get US Industrial Base on a Wartime Footing

NIST report warns ‘there is no silver bullet’ for defending against threats to AI systems

Senior Biden leaders, Pentagon officials unaware for days that defense secretary was hospitalized

DOD leaders often overlook officers’ education in future assignments

Surprised by New Details About Austin’s Health, White House Orders Review

Del Toro Launches Bottom-Up Initiative To Shed Budget And Acquisition Inefficiencies

Senators call on Defense Department to create uniform policy to help military spouses stay employed during moves

Now that DoD picked first set of Replicator capabilities, next step is ‘acceleration pathways’

Austin’s undisclosed hospitalization draws new internal investigation

DoD Releases First National Defense Industrial Strategy, Implementation Plan To Follow Soon

U.S. Military Aid to Ukraine Was Poorly Tracked, Pentagon Report Says

Inspector General Initiates Review of DOD Procedures Following Austin Hospitalization

Proposed Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act

Atlantic Council Commission on Defense Innovation Adoption Final Report

CRS: FY2024 NDAA Department of Defense Acquisition Policy

US Congress Passes Bill to Avert Government Shutdown, Sends it to Biden

House Members Send Warning to White House Over AUKUS, Attack Submarine Procurement

CRS Brief: FY2024 NDAA: Military Mental Health Care and Research Provisions

Senators Seek Answers From Pentagon on Troops’ Blast Exposure

Defense Business Board; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting

GAO: Federal Workforce: Actions Needed to Improve the Transfer of Personnel Security Clearances and Other Vetting Determinations

Cyber Provisions in the FY2024 NDAA

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

$50M+ improperly spent on DOD credit cards during COVID pandemic

Single parent vets struggle to access post-military benefits

Pentagon CIO launches new office to strategically enhance customer experience

DoD’s new memo puts stricter requirements on cloud providers

DOD OIG Audit Reveals Challenges in Pentagon’s Outdated Financial Management Systems

Shining a Light on the Defense Department’s Industrial Base Problems

In Reversal, Defense Department Now Wants to Bring Tricare Beneficiaries Back to Military Health System

‘A bill that will be due:’ Pentagon’s Middle East buildup costs $1.6B

CRS: FY2024 NDAA Department of Defense CAPE

CRS: Defense Primer FYDP

Defense Officials Ask Congress for Support with Military Pay, Housing, But It Will Likely Be Years in the Making

Lawmakers Push for Better Mental Health Care for New Moms

Army Recruiting Gets a Hard Look

Lawmakers want investigation into impact of senator’s military holds

Leslie Beavers on DOD’s Zero Trust Implementation Efforts

White House Medical Unit gave controlled substances to ineligible staff, watchdog finds

Supplier bottlenecks threaten US Navy effort to grow arms stockpiles

All Pentagon contracts should secure data rights, says advisory board

GAO: Defense Health Care: DOD Should Monitor Urgent Referrals to Civilian Behavioral Health Providers to Ensure Timely Care

DIU 3.0: Scaling Defense Innovation for Strategic Impact

Troops are still waiting weeks for off-base mental health appointments

DoD has ‘a lot of work to do’ to fix military housing

DOD Leaders Highlight Key Technologies Shaping the Future of Network Operations

Defense Innovation Unit looks to scale up in new phase

GAO: Military Spouse Employment: Part-Time Workforce Characteristics and Perspectives

Senators Send Letter to Austin Regarding the National Defense Industrial Base Strategy

Senate Passes Security Supplemental, But House Prospects Murky

Air Force Reorganization: Great Power Competition Key Decisions

Air Force Reorganization: USAF Case for Change

Air Force Reorganization: USSF Case for Change

Air Force Reorganization: SecAF Memo

Defense Health Agency's New Model of Care

Navy Secretary Blasts Defense Industry's Stock Buybacks

DOD Looks to Revamp Housing, Facilities on Military Installations

DOD Strategy for Resilient and Healthy Defense Communities

DOD Releases Strategy to Build Resilient, Healthy Environments for Service Members and Families

New DoD strategy gets after housing on military installations

Navy explores generative AI to automate security classification

The Pentagon wants industry to transform again to meet demand. Can it?

Singh Makes Case for 'Sustained, Timely Funding'

Pentagon slashes weapons programs to stay under debt deal

Pentagon to Industry: Build Drones Cheaper, Faster; Cost Per Unit Matters

CRS: Defense Primer: Navigating the NDAA

DOD's Engineering Focus Is on Cutting-Edge Approaches, Talent Diversity

Marines Pass Full Financial Audit, A First For Any Military Branch

Lawmakers Urge DOD to Play Larger Role in Scrutinizing Mergers

Full-Year CR Would Hurt Joint Exercises, Industry, and Innovation, Defense Leaders Say

Senate Clear Stopgap Bill, Setting Up Final Spending Talks

Houthi fight extracts heavy cost from Pentagon

State of the Union speech expected to touch on military, budget issues

GAO: Special Operations Forces: Documented Policies and Workforce Planning Needed to Strengthen Civilian Oversight

Tech group encourages Pentagon to expand CMMC program beyond DOD when finalized

VIP health system for top US officials risked jeopardizing care for rank-and-file soldiers

Pentagon's Budget Process Needs 'Fundamental Restructuring,' Panel Says

Pentagon Budget Panel Outlines Options for Acquisition

Congress Averts Shutdown, Locks in Some Agency Cuts as Senate Backs Funding Package

Pentagon Budget Request Aims to Balance Congressional Limits, Foreign Needs, and Innovation

Pentagon Unveils $850 Billion Budget Request Amid Spending Uncertainty

Biden Seeks Modest Bump for Record $895B Defense Budget

DOD's 2025 Budget Request Provides 4.5% Raise for Service Members

Pentagon Emphasizes 'Continuity' in $849.8B FY25 Budget Request, Amid Political Deadlock

Study Shows Higher Rates of Some Cancers in ICBM Personnel

Pentagon's 2025 Budget Boosts Personnel Budget, Cuts End Strength

Pentagon Finally Approves F-35 for Full Rate Production After 5-Year Delay

DOD Pushing Congress to Give More Budget Flexibilities

Pentagon committee recommends full gender integration for Marine recruits, policies to protect pregnant troops in annual report on women’s issues

GAO: Defense Contracts: Better Monitoring Could Improve DOD's Management of Award Lead Times

Pentagon’s first chief AI officer leaves after two years

What’s in Biden’s $850-billion defense budget proposal?

Pentagon operations ‘potentially jeopardized’ without $105B supplemental: SASC chair

Combatant commanders head to Capitol Hill to face budget questions

DoD Cyber Policy Office Set to Launch Amidst Key Staffing Challenges

SASC chair anticipates push for ‘significant reforms’ in 2025 NDAA to help Pentagon acquire new tech

US defense modernization gets a ‘D’ grade in new report as tech roadblocks persist

DOD Urged to Improve Monitoring of Defense Sector M&A Activities

SASC Hearing: To Receive Testimony on an Update on the State of the Department of Defense Acquisition System

Statement of DMI Director Peter Levine: Hearing of the Readiness Subcommittee of the SASC Regarding the Defense Acquisition System

Leaders Release $1.2 Trillion Spending Bill as Congress Races to Avert Shutdown

GAO: Service Members Transitioning to Civilian Life: Agencies Can Improve Warm Handovers for Additional Assistance

Congress Passes $825 Billion Defense Spending Bill Amid Political Battles, Government Shutdown Threat

US must establish independent military cyber service to fix ‘alarming’ problems — report

How the Pentagon found $300M for Ukraine, but is still deep in the red

Cyber Force? Report Argues for New Armed Service

Hand-to-phone combat: DoD marches toward social media to battle recruiting crisis

DOD, other agencies could better transition service members to civilian life

DoD to Unveil Fresh Digital Roadmap in Coming Months

Pentagon Needs to Wake Up on Troops' Lack of Sleep, Watchdog Says

Pentagon Sends FY 2025 Budget ‘Wish Lists’ to Congress

Pentagon Official Spotlights Top Units, Leaders to Drive Safety Across DOD

CRS: Defense Primer: Defense and Intelligence Unfunded Priorities

Ericsson Swears-in as First-Ever Assistant Secretary of Defense for Science and Technology

Lack of civilian health care in Japan causing ‘serious and negative impacts,’ lawmakers say

Pentagon establishes cyber policy office as Sulmeyer awaits approval

Commentary: Innovation Adoption for All: Scaling Across the Department of Defense

New Space Strategy Looks to Integrate DOD, Commercial Efforts

With 2027 deadline looming, DOD moves into implementation phase of zero trust transformation

CRS: Defense Primer: FY2023 Department of Defense Audit Results

The Army’s relationship with Austin hits new stride—and snags

Opinion: Three surprises in the US military's wish lists

Most Veterans Who Support Extremism Had Negative Military Experiences, Study Finds

Dr. Radha Plumb Assumes Role as Department of Defense Chief Digital and AI Officer

Passing 2025 Defense Spending Bill Will Be 'Particularly Difficult'

Implementation Plan for Defense Industrial Strategy to be Ready this Summer: DOD Official

GAO: Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request

JADC2 Network Key to Managing Forces Across the World, Says Panel

Bill in Congress Would Force Action on US Troops' Blast Exposure

‘A game-changer’: House panel outlines quality-of-life improvements for troops for 2025 defense bill

Transcom Commander Testifies on Top Readiness Concerns

Pentagon’s Austin pressed on whether DEI hiring freeze has harmed national security

F-35 program’s lifetime price tag tops $2 trillion, Pentagon wants jets to fly longer

Army’s chief data officer outlines plan for new hierarchy of ‘data stewards’

Can geothermal energy ease the US military's logistics challenges?

GAO: Electronic Health Records: DOD Has Deployed New System but Challenges Remain

GAO: Military Justice: Quality Data Needed to Improve Oversight of Navy and Marine Corps Disciplinary Measures

Facing billions in facility backlogs, DoD looks to new pilot for ‘livable communities’

House Passes Long-Awaited Aid for Ukraine, Israel, Indo-Pacific

DOD, State Department Expand Employment Opportunities for Military Spouses Stationed Overseas

CRS: FY2024 Defense Appropriations: Summary of Funding

Addressing GAO's Findings on National Cyber Risk Management Gaps

No Nominee to Fill Top Marine Corps Information Post After Former Pick Assigned to Different Job

ICBM Cancer Study Finds No High Levels of Hazardous Chemicals at Vandenberg

Senate Passes $95 Billion Foreign Aid Bill, as DOD Eyes Next Ukraine Weapons Package

Small Fraction of Soldiers Experiencing Sexual Harassment Filed Complaints, Pentagon Watchdog Finds

Doctors Prefer Pentagon's Old Health-Records System to its New One

Reports of Mediocre Disability Exams by VA Contractors Prompts Senator's Demand for Answers

Advocates Urge Austin to Act on Active Duty Obesity 'Epidemic'

DODEA Schools Push Back on Pentagon Probe Finding Fault in Classroom Discrimination Reporting

Press Release: Biden Administration Announces Historic New Security Assistance Package for Ukraine

US needs cheaper ways to shoot down drones, Pentagon acquisition chief says

DoD’s effort to broaden cyber workforce kicking into gear

Defense Innovation Unit Announces New Deputy Director of Commercial Operations

48 US state governors object to DoD plan to shift Guard units to Space Force

Opinion: How the Pentagon can more rapidly buy and field the latest tech

SECDEF Austin Opening Statement: House Armed Services Committee Hearing on the FY25 Defense Budget

Statement from General Charles Q. Brown, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: House Armed Services Committee Hearing

Special Operations Veterans Ask Army to not Cut Tuition, Certification Benefits

GAO: Navy Shipbuilding: Increased Use of Leading Design Practices Could Improve Timeliness of Deliveries

CRS: Defense Primer: DOD Transfer and Reprogramming Authorities

Senate Defense Panel Faces Uphill Battle in Ditching Debt Ceiling Caps

Protecting the All-Volunteer Force - Provide Our Troops the Quality of Life They Deserve

General Says West's Defense Industrial Base Will Outpace Russia's

GAO: Cyber Personnel: Navy Needs to Address Accuracy of Workforce Data

House defense bill retains spending caps, creates DoD talent officer

Pentagon lax in following transfer policy for sexual assault victims, IG says

GAO: Military Child Care: Services Should Assess Their Employee Retention Efforts

Post-data breach, DOD held ‘very candid discussions’ with Microsoft

How rules are changing for defense-weapons contractors

DISA gets new chief for J6 directorate

Department of Defense Announces the Regional Sustainment Framework

What military doctors can teach us about power in the United States

GAO: F-35 Joint Strike Fighter: Program Continues to Encounter Production Issues and Modernization Delays

Housing and Child Care in the Same Building? Lawmakers Want Study of Idea to Ease Twin Problems Facing Troops

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Michael Spatz

Former Military Health System (MHS) Strategic Planning Specialist

Healthcare

Dr. Michael Spatz is a retired family physician with extensive experience providing clinical leadership and medical management in the Department of Defense including Military Health System (MHS) Strategic Planning Specialist, Deputy Director of the MHS Office of Transformation, Air Force Deputy Assistant Surgeon General for Medical Force Development, Director of the Air Force Medical Corps, Director, Community Health Support, AF Medical Operations Agency (AFMOA), Air Force Chief of Clinical Quality, and Air Force Family Practice Consultant. At the base level, Dr. Spatz served as a 3-time Chief of Professional Services and Squadron Commander. He retired from the Air Force after 26 years holding the rank of Colonel in 2005, and then worked as a government civilian, independent consultant, and Regional Vice President for Humana Military when he retired again in 2019.

Dr. Spatz’s military awards include the Legion of Merit, Department of Defense Award for Excellence, Air Force Meritorious Service Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Air Force Commendation Medal, USUHS Commendation Award and Air Force Achievement Medal.

He is a graduate of Stony Brook University, the Uniformed Services University School of Medicine, Eglin Air Force Base Family Practice Residency, Air Command and Staff College and Air War College.

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