People
Official: Short tenures hurt DOD acquisition
Most defense officials and program managers don't stick around long enough to be held accountable for decisions, GAO official tells a House committee.
People
DOD to review NSPS pay system
The Defense Department will delay further conversions while it and OPM evaluate the pay-for-performance system, official says.
Cybersecurity
Public to get peek inside DISA, NSA
A technology-focused event will highlight partnerships between those agencies.
Cybersecurity
Officials urge civilian cybersecurity role
The outgoing director of DHS' National Cybersecurity Center and others say civilian agencies should play an independent and significant role in securing unclassified networks.
Acquisition
House committee establishes acquisition panel
The new defense acquisition panel will help guide reforms in the next two defense authorization bills, the House Armed Services Committee says.
Modernization
Study says Defense Travel System isn't user-friendly
Fewer than half of the travelers using the new Defense Travel System for automated reservations and vouchers had a successful experience with it, according to a new study.
People
Asking the defense industry to give back
The defense industry could contribute to easing the nation's deficit with mild price reductions.
Acquisition
Readers react: The problems with the DOD acquisition workforce
Our recent story about the defense acquisition workforce struck a nerve with a lot of readers, who have pretty strong ideas about what needs to be fixed.
Modernization
Cartwright: Military must use IT to be more adaptable
To fight constantly evolving enemies, U.S. forces must be faster at deploying IT systems to warfighters, said the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Modernization
Navy considers Web 2.0 tools
The Navy will likely deploy its own versions of social media technologies such as Facebook and Wikipedia for use on internal networks, Navy Department CIO Robert Carey said.
Acquisition
Obama: Big changes coming in federal contracting
President Obama wants more oversight of no-bid contracts and wants agencies to review their existing contracts to identify waste.
Digital Government
Panel: DOD needs experienced procurement people
Former defense officials agreed that the Defense Department can't make better purchasing decisions without experienced acquisition people.
Modernization
Reports: Information leaked about Marine One
Employee behavior is one of the biggest security threats to organizations, experts say, after sensitive information was leaked about President Barack Obama's helicopter.
People
GAO: New mind-set would improve defense acquisition
Defense experts and officials say congressional changes alone won't correct acquisitions problems.
Modernization
Administration asks for $20.5 billion increase for defense
The Defense Department’s acquisition process will be reformed under the White House’s proposed budget.
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity audit guidelines recommended
A group of government and private sector cybersecurity officials has recommended 20 security controls it says should be used to evaluate the security of federal computer systems.
Modernization
Upgraded site offers information on research projects
An Energy Department site has added projects from the Defense Department, NASA and the Transportation Research Board to its federal R&D project summaries portal.
Modernization
OPM cites progress in DOD pay-for-performance system
More data is needed on the National Security Personnel System to gauge its effect on employee recruitment, retention and turnover rates.
Digital Government
Reader feedback: The debate about open-source software
A recent article on a DOD open-source project elicited several interesting comments from readers.
Cybersecurity