Management
Contractors Oppose Proposed Limit on Federal Bid Protests
Pentagon wants fewer “second bites at the apple” for companies.
Defense
Senate Confirms Gina Haspel to Be the First Woman to Lead the CIA
Several Democrats set aside concerns about Haspel's past involvement in the torture of suspected terrorists.
Defense
The White House Is Discussing Replacements For Homeland Security Chief Kirstjen Nielsen
Nielsen is being blamed in the White House for failing to get the funds for Trump's border wall.
Defense
North Korea's Dangerous Game of Telephone With the United States
Kim Jong Un “has been playing a high-risk, high-return game. And he has never lost a bet thus far.”
Defense
The Air Force Is Adding Algorithms to Predict When Planes Will Break
The airlines already use predictive maintenance technology. Now the service’s materiel chief says it’s a “must-do for us.”
Defense
Officials Mishandled Trans-Africa Airlift Contract, Pentagon Watchdog Finds
U.S. Africa Command failed to perform a key review required for the $900 million deal.
Defense
A Reckoning for Obama's Foreign-Policy Legacy
Veterans of the last administration are learning a hard lesson: Policies constructed by executive order and executive agreement are just as easily blown up by them.
Defense
Pentagon Shows Bumpy Progress Toward Curbing Improper Payments
Watchdog hones in on failure to meet four out of six statutory requirements.
Defense
The Perfect Logic Of Holding a U.S.-North Korea Summit In Singapore
Everyone likes Singapore.
Defense
Mattis: Leaving the Nuclear Deal Will Help the U.S. Negotiate with Iran
Withdrawal will help the U.S. develop a ‘more compelling’ deal on a range of issues, SecDef told lawmakers.
Defense
Air Force: Recent String of Crashes Isn’t a Crisis
But it will stand down every flying wing for one day to look for trends in the mishaps that claimed the lives of 18 airmen.
Defense
Trump's First Big Breakthrough in North Korea Negotiations
American detainees who were held in Pyongyang are headed home.
Defense
After the Iran Deal, Here’s What the U.S. Military Is Worried About Next
Keep your eyes on Iranian ballistic missiles showing up in Yemen.
Defense
Trump Rips Up a 'Decaying and Rotten Deal' With Iran
President Trump said he'll begin reinstating nuclear sanctions on the Iranian regime, effectively marking the beginning of the end of the agreement.
Defense
Gina Haspel's Lose-Lose Proposition for Democrats
Democrats are concerned about the CIA nominee's record on torture, but fear a Trump loyalist could be the alternative.
Tech
The U.S. Military Wants Giant Transformer Robot Subs
The future of countermine operations could look like a big bug that can swim for hundreds of kilometers.
Defense
U.S. Progress in Rebuilding Afghanistan Detectable Amid Tragedy
Still, watchdog’s quarterly report says the country “has not become a post-conflict nation.”
Defense
Pentagon’s Focus on Sexual Assault Has Spurred Reporting, But Also Created ‘Training Fatigue’
Prevention-and-reporting leaders want the U.S. military to be a “bit more strategic” in how it talks to troops about sexual assault.
Defense
Lawmaker's Plan to Trim Pentagon's Back Office Hits Headwinds
Thornberry’s draft reorganization bills seen as good step toward economies, but simplistic.
Tech
The Pentagon’s New R&D Chief Has a Mandate for Change
Michael Griffin has orders to concentrate the Defense Department’s diverse research and development efforts on a few key technologies.
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