Acquisition
DOD orders contractors to publicize fraud hotline
DOD IG wants contractors to be sure employees know whom to call to report fraud.
Digital Government
Army makes strides in data center consolidation
The Army IT Agency is touting its major efforts to reduce servers and energy consumption.
Acquisition
DOD taking critical functions back from contractors, nominee says
Defense officials need to keep expert employees as they face issues in the coming years that will force them to rethink their operations, Carter says.
Digital Government
Defense budget to be shaped by 'hard choices'
The budget process is still contentious, but negotiators seem willing to put almost everything on the table.
People
DOD nominee promises to find budget cut ideas fast
Ashton Carter tells Senate panel he would try to help avoid 'devastating' effects of forced cuts.
Acquisition
Bill would set up library for contingency contracting
The measure would create an IG position with audit and oversight authorities and a "Center for Contingency Contracting."
Digital Government
Top and bottom 5 federal employers; readers react
FCW readers weigh in on which agencies they think are the best for launching a career.
Cybersecurity
Technology aided disaster response
Earthquakes and hurricanes didn't daunt the federal response, but trouble is on the horizon for funding.
Cybersecurity
DOD puts bases on alert for Sept. 11 anniversary
DOD has put all its facilities in the United States and some areas overseas on increased threat awareness for the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.
Digital Government
Ruminating on 9/11
Ten years ago, a Marine officer found himself booked for two meetings that took place at the same time -- and made a fateful decision.
People
A nation at war: Taking tech into battle
Gen. Nick Justice says he was forever changed by his days on the ground early in the U.S. military response to the 2001 terrorist attacks.
Digital Government
9/11 at the Pentagon: Like a switch was flipped
Lockheed Martin's Linda Gooden recalls the rush to respond to the attacks even as officials wondered about the safety of their employees.
Digital Government
9/11 at the Pentagon: Stepping into the breach
Neal Shelley took over leadership of the Army's Information Management Support Center when the director -- and Shelley's best friend -- perished in the attack.
Acquisition
DOD urged to speed up small-biz contracting
With just a few weeks left in fiscal 2011, Leon Panetta warned that DOD is falling short of its departmentwide small business contracting goal.
Modernization
DOD wants its contracting offices under one roof
Defense agencies have interpreted acquisition regulations with a lot of variation, a carryover from the days of when contracts were written primarily on paper.
Acquisition
DOD: Wartime contracting reforms underway
Defense officials say they have toughened prosecution of fraudulent contractors and boosted the department’s overall acquisition workforce, including contract managers.
Acquisition
Defense Department revisits its acquisition history
The department is seeking a fact-checker and editor to undertake major revisions of a book series titled "History of Acquisition in the Department of Defense."
Acquisition
Wartime contracting prone to waste, commission finds
Despite knowing it would need heavy contractor support for war operations, the military wasn't ready to manage the contract spending -- and still isn't.
People
Official clarifies costs, affordability aspects of products
DOD's acquisition under secretary was clearing up confusion about two ideas that he introduced into the defense acquisition process in 2010 to control costs.
Cybersecurity
DOD, FEMA team on Irene recovery
Agencies worked together to manage and coordinate rescue and recovery efforts connected to Hurricane Irene.
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