9 Major Reforms in the House GOP Budget
'Chilling Effect' of Forced Reassignments
The Urgent Case for Civil Service Reform
New ebook: How Data Is Driving Change In Agencies
Agency Jobs Watch: An Update on Buyout Offers
Infrastructure management and operation—Freeing agencies to execute critical missions
The 'Blackwater 2.0' Plan for Afghanistan
Private military contractors have spotted an opportunity as America’s longest war grinds on.
Pentagon Logistics Agency Sold Sensitive Military Surplus to GAO Sleeper Purchasers
Fictional law enforcement agency successfully bought items ranging from night vision goggles to small arms.
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July 21, 2017
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DIUx Wins Support — and More Cash — from Trump’s Pentagon
The vice chair of the Joint Chiefs touted an effort to track North Korean missile launcher, while the military’s new weapons buyer called it a good model for developing and acquiring capabilities.
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July 20, 2017
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The Army Seeks Internet-of-Battlefield-Things, Distributed Bot Swarms
After nearly two decades of war against technologically unsophisticated foes, the Army Research Lab is reorienting to counter China and Russia.
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July 19, 2017
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Army Looking to Integrate Network Soldiers with Tactical Units
Brigades are working out various ideas at training centers, says the head of the service’s Cyber Command.
If The U.S. Really Wants To Go To Mars, Elon Musk Knows How To Bring Down The Price
It would take a little old-fashioned competition and a lot less government control.
Mislabeled Weapons Raise Risk of Accidental Explosions in South Korea
Pentagon IG says the Air Force incorrectly recorded weights of explosives at military storage facilities.
Pentagon Watchdog Compiles Recommendations That Could Save $34 Billion
The Defense Department is processing more than 1,200 open IG remedies.
U.S. Won't Launch a Military Space Corps—For Now
Russian and Chinese anti-satellite weapons testing has raised the profile of space conflict in recent years.
How Will The Pentagon Create Its AIs? The Algorithmic-Warfare Team Is Charting a Path
Over the next 36 months, an algorithmic-warfare team will draw up a model for splitting the work between government and industry.
The US Must Rethink How It Uses Special Operators, Says Incoming SOLIC Secretary
Strained by war, the military’s elite units can’t grow any faster nor deploy slower. Something in their mission set must give.
White House Objects to Ban on New BRAC in Defense Bill
No veto threatened, but Trump team seeks savings in base closures.
Ceasefire or No, U.S. and Russia Remain ‘A Second or Two Away’ from Accidental War Over Syria
The head of Air Combat Command says one mistake by a pilot in an advanced warplane could mean an unintended escalation in Syria.
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