Stacy Cummings

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DoD wants to pay more attention to weapon sustainment, seeing successes in new acquisition polices

Pentagon says its putting a greater emphasis on the sustainment of weapons systems — a part of the lifecycle that accounts for 70% of the cost of a weapon.

Defense

Navy wants to leverage industry systems to get a jump on digital engineering

Navy

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FILE - This March 27, 2008, file photo, shows the Pentagon in Washington. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will visit the Pentagon on Feb. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

DoD’s new Adaptive Acquisition Framework takes new approach to tailoring procurement strategies

On DoD

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Pentagon says it needs billions to repay contractors for employee leave

Defense

DoD and Congress using incentives, extra funds and other policies to keep defense companies cash positive

Defense

DoD launches second wave of electronic medical health record program

Defense

A Transportation Security Adminstration (TSA) transport security officer inspects a can which was packed in a suitcase flagged for a seconday inspection at Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Va., Tuesday, March 26, 2019. The can and the suitcase it was packed in was flagged for a secondary inspection at the intial TSA checkpoint the passenger passed through. TSA’s social media presence has been something of a model for other federal agencies _ striking a tone is humorous, but still gives travelers informational dos and don’ts. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Does TSA have a retention problem?

Federal Newscast

DoD: Price tag for new electronic health record might grow by $1.2 billion

Defense News

Pentagon struggles with change management, governance during EHR rollout, as VA looks on

Technology

DoD’s electronic health record is not operationally effective, says Pentagon testing office

Defense

Coast Guard says it will adopt DoD’s $4.3 billion electronic health record

Defense News

Defense officials acknowledge early problems in EHR rollout, but no plans to delay it

Defense officials acknowledge early challenges in EHR deployment, but have no plans to delay further implementation

Defense

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The legacy of Better Buying Power: DoD’s gambit to reform acquisition ‘from within’

The Pentagon’s internal improvement plan, known as Better Buying Power, coincided with several consecutive years of declines in the rate of cost growth…

Defense

DoD to mark first ‘go-live’ of its new electronic health record

DoD Reporter's Notebook

Almost exactly four years after the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments decided to go their separate ways in their projects to modernize their electronic health records, DoD’s brand new EHR is now up and running, at least at one base.