Digital Government
Defense bill ready for Obama
The National Defense Authorization Act, with $641 billion in spending, has passed both houses of Congress.
Digital Government
Success story: DFAS spots bad payments with big data
While many agencies are trying to crack the big data code, the Defense Finance and Accounting Service has used it to save billions over just four years.
Digital Government
DOD begins planning for fiscal cliff
OMB provides guidance on planning for the drastic spending cuts that may be coming soon.
Modernization
DOD on target with data center consolidation
Military data centers make up more than half of the 2,900 identified governmentwide; Pentagon aims to eventually trim from 1,500 to 250.
Digital Government
Agencies promise better investment oversight
GAO cites need for better analysis of legacy IT systems and the $54 billion spent running them in FY 2011
Digital Government
GAO raps Defense for transparency
DOD's CIO may have understated the riskiness of some of its IT investments, auditors assert.
Digital Government
Coburn criticizes DOD as 'Department of Everything'
The Defense Department spends money on making beef jerky, analyzing Twitter users and developing fun iPhone apps, senator charges.
Acquisition
Experts applaud DOD Better Buying plan
The Defense Department is generally on the right track with its Better Buying Power initiative, experts say. Some refinements, however, could improve it.
Cybersecurity
New rules for cyber warfare put the military on the offense
President Obama signed guidance that clarifies the role of different agencies and departments in fighting cyber threats.
Acquisition
DOD advances Better Buying Power effort
Officials want DOD's workforce to move past solutions that just fulfill requirements, in favor of creativity and leadership.
Acquisition
DOD's Kendall pushes data for better buying
Experts generally applaud effort to improve defense acquisitions, with a cautionary note.
People
Hasbrouck takes over DISA field office command
DISA gets a new leader in a special ops field office while DOD promotes a new director of space and intelligence.
Cybersecurity
Cyber rules of engagement still unfinished
With the risk of a cyberattack against the nation's power grid and other critical infrastructure growing, the military's promised rules of engagement have yet to materialize.
People
Quest continues for new Army contract system
The Army is searching for the right replacement for an outdated procurement management system that DOD is trying to phase out.
People
DOD's Wennergren named 'chief change maker'
American University has bestowed its Roger W. Jones Award for Executive Leadership to DOD's Dave Wennergren and the Census Bureau's Thomas Mesenbourg Jr.
Digital Government
Sequestration outlook remains cloudy
As January draws near, whether the government will really go over the 'fiscal cliff' remains uncertain.
Acquisition
Shadow of sequestration hovers over IT market forecast
The Defense Department, beset by flat spending and budget cuts, leads the way in dampening industry group's market outlook.
People
Three join executive service ranks at DOD
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta appoints new leaders within the CIO's office.
Acquisition
DOD requires faster payments to subcontractors
Defense procurement officials have added a clause to their contracts to get prime contractors to pay their small subcontractors faster, an effort the Obama administration is pushing.
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