2017 NDAA

Michele Pearce and Alex Hastings of the law firm of Covington & Burling discuss the 2024 NDAA with Tom Temin

National Defense Authorization Act moves a lot of chess pieces

The National Defense Authorization Act, which Congress finished just days ago, moves the marker on several matters peripherally connected to the armed…

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DHA set to takeover all military hospitals by end of 2021, even after transition halt during pandemic

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FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2020, file photo sunlight shines on the U.S. Capitol building on Capitol Hill in Washington. President-elect Joe Biden wants to “restore the soul of America.” First, he'll need to fix a broken and divided Congress. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Congress abolishes DoD’s top management position without settling on alternative

DoD Reporter's Notebook

IG: Cyber crime victims waited for up nine months to be notified by the FBI

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House bill would create panel of cyber experts to help DHS

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GAO

Armed services medical personnel totals, readiness levels inconsistent

Federal Drive

Two studies debunk ‘urban myths’ about GSA Advantage

Reporter's Notebook

A military truck, foreground, carrying U.S. Marines from the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade forces drives past a Philippine Marine APC (Armored Personnel Carrier) which got stuck in the sandy portion of a riverbed as they take part in a live-fire amphibious landing exercise dubbed PHIBLEX Monday, Oct. 10, 2016 in Crow Valley in Capas township, Tarlac province, north of Manila, Philippines. The combat drill, however, maybe the last under President Rodrigo Duterte, who has opposed the war games partly because they may upset China and because of his disgust over U.S. criticisms of his bloody anti-drug campaign. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Pentagon hasn’t complied with 2-year-old congressional mandate on LPTA

DoD Reporter's Notebook

Acquisition regulatory changes piling up for DoD

Federal Drive

Senate’s NDAA admonishes DoD for failure to obey prior health reform mandates

DoD Reporter's Notebook

Defense policy bill orders reforms to deal with security clearances, electronic warfare

DoD Reporter's Notebook

Senate votes to boost civilian oversight of special ops, reinforcing earlier mandate

The Senate’s NDAA orders SOCOM to transfer dozens of personnel to the Pentagon office in charge of overseeing it. In the 2017 NDAA, Congress reorganized…

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Military uniform with stethoscope and identification tags. Overhead view in horizontal layout.

Major changes coming to DoD’s TRICARE system Jan. 1

New rules alter TRICARE’s benefit structure, require beneficiaries to sign up during open enrollment.

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Reversing course, Pentagon says it fully supports restructuring of its acquisition bureaucracy

DoD Reporter's Notebook

The Pentagon met the letter of the law by turning in a report to Congress on how it plans to implement one of its largest organizational changes in decades.