Acquisition
GAO sees progress in DOD contract inventory
Defense officials have fixed a few problems, but they aren't in the clear yet in gathering accurate data.
Modernization
Defense Department 'a little, homogeneous corporation'?
Agency official quips about DOD's largeness and red tape.
People
‘Trailblazing’ NDU president retires
National Defense University's president, Vice Adm. Ann Rondeau, retires after 38 years of Navy service.
Digital Government
For wounded warriors, mobile apps can offer life-saving impact
New mobile apps help troops returning from combat deal with PTSD, find jobs, seek medical care -- and stay connected to buddies still in harm's way.
Acquisition
DOD struggles to limit contractors to appropriate jobs, GAO finds
The challenge of separating inherently governmental work from contractor-appropriate work bedevils DOD.
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity reboot: Two game-changing ideas
Some say making IT systems a moving target to hackers and centralizing cybersecurity policy will turn around current flawed approaches.
Cybersecurity
Is mobile security a losing game?
The government faces a new technology threat in mobile security.
Modernization
DOD’s IT strategy implementation critical to tactical operations
DOD's move to the next generation of defense IT is more important than ever, says deputy DOD CIO Rob Carey.
Modernization
CIOs to the cloud: Let's not rush into things
Federal executives find that the decision to migrate to the cloud is not so simple.
Cybersecurity
Agencies get a boost from agile development
Government and industry execs discuss successful acquisition strategies in wake of shrinking budgets.
Cybersecurity
Senator knocks government spending on contractors
Federal spending on contractor services is out of control and must be reined in, according to Sen. Claire McCaskill.
People
Antle untangles Arlington National Cemetery's records
To rectify recordkeeping gone awry at Arlington National Cemetery, Brad Antle convened the best of the tech industry and sorted through every step of the process.
Modernization
GAO sting operation exposes pervasive counterfeit parts problem
GAO finds it's all too easy to get fake electronics for military weapons systems.
Modernization
Is security the real problem for an intelligence community cloud?
There are other concerns that are, perhaps surprisingly, bigger barriers for intell agencies.
Acquisition
Fix DOD's regulatory complexities, panel recommends
Lawmakers wants a simpler acquisition process that helps defense employees and doesn't intimidate potential contractors.
Digital Government
Army launches app store prototype
New marketplace has small number of apps for now, more to come.
Digital Government
GOP proposal would avoid DOD spending cuts. Guess how.
Details of the Republican plan to preserve DOD spending in the era of sequestration aren't clear, but it looks like the workforce is once more on the table.
Acquisition
DOD competes more services than products
The Defense Department holds more open competitions when seeking services than when seeking products, audit finds.
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