Ellen Lord

Long-awaited report would replace DoD’s PPBE process with ‘Defense Resourcing System’

After two years of study, the panel Congress assembled to fix DoD’s budget process made 28 recommendations that could take years to implement.

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DoD’s budget challenges will take years to fix, but reform commission says now’s the time to start

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Military officials encouraged by possible budget reforms, but want Congress to address CRs too

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This top-level executive has left the Defense Department, but not the defense industry

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Ellen Lord, Defense Acquisition and Sustainment undersecretary

Pentagon launches online marketplace to pair small firms with ‘trusted’ investors

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DoD stands up permanent program to give vendors access to top-tier secrets

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Maj. Philip Becker, 8th Airlift Squadron pilot, left, works with 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Airmen to complete preflight checks at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Aug. 6, 2020. The flight was part of Exercise Long Hammer/Rainier War, a week-long exercise designed to evaluate Team McChord’s ability to conduct airlift operations while complying with real-world COVID-19 pandemic countermeasures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sara Hoerichs)

DoD puts down serious money on 5G experimentation

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Dana Deasy Department of Defense, Chief Information Officer, poses for his official portrait in the Army portrait studio at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, May 07, 2018. (U.S. Army photo by William Pratt)

Pentagon says it’s working now to make sure JEDI hits the ground running

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FILE - This March 27, 2008, file photo shows the Pentagon in Washington. For the second time in 2020, an independent federal review released on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, has faulted the U.S. Department of Defense for how it has responded when children on military bases sexually assault each other. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Pentagon transitioning its COVID-19 acquisition task force to permanent office

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DoD takes next step in acquisition reform, renews calls for contractor stimulus

Defense Industry

DISA working on improvements to telework, ensuring it’s here to stay

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DoD OKs companies for safe drone production to wean off reliance on China

The drones will be available for purchase through GSA in September.

Defense Industry

Defense Department working on policy to pay back contractors faster for work stopped by COVID

Companies filing for reimbursements under $2 million may get streamlined service.

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GSA puts out guide for navigating new rules banning Chinese telecoms equipment

Federal Newscast

In today’s Federal Newscast, the General Services Administration publishes a colorful guide to a complicated issue — the ban on Chinese telecommunications gear.