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Defense Health Agency nurses face recruiting freeze, threats to pay
The agency has held town halls informing employees that it’s suspending a regrade of existing GS-13 nursing positions.
Missile Defense Agency won’t brief public on budget request
The Missile Defense Agency director says he is working on a way to share the organization's budget details in lieu of its usual Pentagon rollout.
By Jen Judson
Opinion
Pentagon’s high-tech transition doomed without buy-in from primes
If DoD wants to fully unlock the innovative power that small businesses are capable of providing, there needs to be a paradigm shift, the author says.
By Jere Glover
Opinion
Three directions the US defense budget could go
Battles over border security, as well as aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, make the outcome for the FY25 defense budget difficult to predict.
By Doug Berenson
Opinion
Conflicting government cyber mandates risk undermining US security
One FAR cyber threat reporting rule may impact up to 94,000 government contractors at a cost of more than $1.5 billion each year.
By Scott C. Algeier
Austin says he expected his staff would notify of hospitalization
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin blamed his staff for the lack of communication following his hospitalization last month.
Military to offer tax-saving health care accounts for troops
These accounts can help troops save an average of 30% on unreimbursed health care expenses.
By Karen Jowers
Opinion
The blind spots of zero trust for federal agencies
By establishing a comprehensive inventory of assets in IoT/OT, cryptography and cloud resources, agencies can mitigate threats posed in the environment.
By Miguel Sian
Opinion
Get ready for Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification 2.0
The basic purpose of the program is to ensure that every organization doing business with the DoD is certified with a third-party audit.
By Mike Eppes
Lawmakers press Biden for quality of life focus in next defense budget
Members want next year's spending plan to include money for junior enlisted pay raises and military housing improvements.
US should lead by example, not exception, on IT procurement
The federal government is the largest consumer of goods and services in the world, including more than $100 billion on IT and cyber investments each year.
By Cory Simpson