Acquisition
Dawn M. Bare
Product Management Specialist/Army ESI Lead Computer Hardware, Enterprise Software and Solutions, Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems, Department of the Army
Acquisition
Can the Army sell Congress on modernization?
Why the Army needs to solve its communication problem with Congress if it hopes to secure more funding.
Digital Government
Do acquisition deadlines spur innovation?
IT modernization legislation looks to avoid the end-of-year spending spree, but some say time pressure can spark creativity.
People
Mattis: 'Open communication' with private sector is the key to acquisition reform
Pushing forward with the department's reorganization plan, Defense Secretary James Mattis said "it's time to roll up our sleeves and get on with it."
Cybersecurity
The 20-year climb to an elevated CyberCom
How a 1997 military exercise sparked the eventual creation of a unified combatant command for cyber.
Modernization
Better standards, more sharing seen as keys to cloud adoption
A broad-based group of federal officials are working together to develop new tools for cloud acquisition and innovation.
Acquisition
Federal employees honored for tech, humanitarian work
At a time of generally low public trust in government, the Partnership for Public Service honored the work of civil servants at its annual awards gala.
Modernization
House panel hammers Army CIO over request to reprogram 2018 funds
The Army is seeking to realign funds for network modernization, but Congress wants to know what's wrong with the systems it already paid for.
Modernization
Navy looks to break ground with collaborative IT contracts
By getting ongoing industry input on contracts from industry, the Navy is expecting to save time. Will it work?
Modernization
USAF awards $1B cloud deal
Dell EMC, Microsoft and General Dynamics are the winners in what's being called the largest-ever federal cloud award.
Acquisition
Crunch time for acquisition portal in defense bill
Reconciliation of the massive defense bill could put new off-the-shelf acquisition sources into the federal acquisition mix, but experts worry about the details.
Acquisition
Navy delays 2018 NGEN award schedule
The Navy announced a five-month delay in its award schedule for two of its IT contracts to implement a new 'sprint' process.
Modernization
DOD looks to get aggressive about cloud adoption
Defense leaders and Congress are looking to encourage more aggressive cloud policies and prod reluctant agencies to embrace experimentation and risk-taking.
Cybersecurity
What Cybercom's independence means
Is the next step for Cybercom as a unified combatant command to split off from the National Security Agency?
Modernization
$500M IT modernization plan passes Senate in defense bill
A bill to help agencies modernize legacy systems and move to the cloud passed the Senate as part of the $700 billion defense bill.
Modernization
Fate of MGT unclear as Senate revs up to pass NDAA
The Senate will likely vote on the must-pass defense spending bill Monday, but the long-sought modernization fund could end up on the cutting room floor.
People
Longtime DOD IT exec Paige dies at 86
Retired Army Lt. Gen. Emmett Paige Jr. served 41 years in uniform and another four leading Defense Department IT.
Modernization
Military IT chiefs want combat-ready infrastructure
Army CIO Maj. Gen. Peter Gallagher said current DOD networks aren't necessarily what's required for the next conflict.
Cybersecurity
Federal CISOs want more education and training to help boost incident response
To get ahead of cyberthreats, agency CIOs and CISOs want to focus on reducing response times from weeks and months to minutes.
Digital Government
Number of veterans in federal workforce grew in 2016
The number of veterans employed by the federal government has crept steadily upward in recent years, and now represents nearly one-third of the entire executive branch workforce.
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