Defense Department

Pentagon looks to standardize its relationship with space companies

A new strategy from the Defense Department outlines how the agency plans to sync up its interests with the commercial space companies, it works with.

Space Operations

Welcome to the 2% year: Not as much for fewer people

Federal Report

VA, DoD launch new EHR at joint site — a major milestone for each agency’s rollout

IT Modernization

NGA settles lawsuit Jewish applicant filed over Saturday-only job testing

Hiring/Retention

To career feds, the disappearing SecDef is just plain weird

Federal Report

Insight into the weird situation of the hospitalized Defense Secretary

Defense

This Feb. 27, 2018, photo shows electronics for use in a quantum computer in the quantum computing lab at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, N.Y. Describing the inner workings of a quantum computer isn’t easy, even for top scholars. That’s because the machines process information at the scale of elementary particles such as electrons and photons, where different laws of physics apply. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

On the human capital front, quantum computing is easier said than done

Workforce

New decision advantage tool will change how Air Force makes investment decisions

Air Force

Air Force’s new policy sets guardrails around generative AI

Artificial Intelligence

How upskilling analysts with AI is meeting 4 key DoD data modernization challenges

Commentary

Relief for Defense subcontractors drowning in a sea of contract clauses

Contracting

Senate panel takes big step to help end hold on nearly 370 military nominations

In today’s Federal Newscast: Postponing maintenance at federal buildings is costing the government $22 billion. The White House has temporarily filled…

Federal Newscast

DoD official connected to dogfighting ring replaced

In today’s Federal Newscast: The Technology Modernization Fund Board awards $3.5 million to establish an online “lost and found” registry for unclaimed…

Federal Newscast

Small Business Administration (SBA) building

How DoD and SBA encourage investment in critical technologies

Technology

The Small Business Administration and the Defense Department recently launched an effort to boost private capital investment in critical technologies. The program will provide federal guarantees to investment in companies the Defense Department considers critical.