Defense Management
More Reality Checks Could Help Keep Defense Programs on Time and Budget, GAO Says
The Pentagon has long espoused “knowledge-based acquisition,” but doesn’t insist on it.
Lawmakers Want to Know How Much Bad Software Costs DOD
When the House Armed Services Committee begins its markup process of the annual defense authorization bill on June 8, look out for a provision asking the Pentagon to account for wasted money and lost productivity caused by poorly performing software.
US Pushing Monitoring Body to Extend Russian War-Crimes Inquest
The OSCE already did one fact-finding mission in March; U.S. diplomats are whipping up support for another.
Navy Climate Strategy Lacks Specifics for Reducing Largest Energy Emissions Producers
Climate change is “one of the most destabilizing forces of our time,” Assistant Navy Secretary Meredith Berger said.
Some Defense-vetted Prototypes Could Be Fast-Tracked to Civilian Agencies under New Agreement
The Defense Innovation Unit signed a memorandum of understanding with the General Services Administration to make it "easier for federal agencies to access innovative technology solutions" that have been successfully prototyped by DIU.
The Coast Guard Graduates its First Class of Cyber Majors
A "handful" of newly minted cyber specialists will go to the Coast Guard’s Cyber Command headquarters for their initial assignment, the service's chief told Congress last week.
House Dems Urge Social Media Networks not to Delete Evidence of Possible Russian War Crimes in Ukraine
Automated and artificial intelligence-enabled systems may be removing and permanently erasing evidence of potential Russian war crimes in Ukraine, lawmakers said this week.
The Pentagon Wants to Prevent Personnel Data Tracking, Breaches
The Defense Department's innovation shop is looking for commercial solutions that can help better protect personnel data.
Twice Burned
How the U.S. military’s toxic burn pits are poisoning Americans — overseas and at home
Task Force Gator Back to Training Ukrainians as Battle Rages For the Donbas
A Florida National Guard unit that withdrew just before Moscow invaded is back to teaching as Russia reveals its weak spots.
Harriet Tubman Led Military Raids during the Civil War as Well as Her Better-known Slave Rescues
Harriet Tubman has long been known as a conductor on the Underground Railroad leading enslaved Black people to freedom. Less known is her role as a Union spy during the Civil War.
NATO Should Start Preparing Troops For a Nuclear Battlefield
Our own history can help prepare for the physical and psychological effects should Russia use tactical nukes in the next conflict.
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