The Department of Defense (DoD) reported almost $11 billion in confirmed fraud between 2017 and 2024, and lawmakers and government watchdogs argued today that the Pentagon is not taking its rampant procurement fraud problem seriously enough. […]

The Department of Defense (DoD) has officially elevated its primary cyber network defense arm – the Joint Force Headquarters–Department of Defense Information Network (JFHQ-DODIN) – to a sub-unified command, a senior defense official said today. […]

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is urging the Department of Defense (DoD) to prioritize competition and guard against market consolidation in its procurement of artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing technologies. […]

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DoD) have launched a joint review of transition programs, aiming to fix outdated systems and boost interagency coordination. […]

FBI Cyber Division Deputy Assistant Director Cynthia Kaiser has announced she is leaving the Federal government and is moving to ransomware security provider Halcyon.   […]

President Donald Trump’s proposed budget for fiscal year (FY) 2026 would give the U.S. Air Force a modest spending boost while reducing funding for the Space Force, according to new details released by the White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB). […]

The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) is developing a prototype cloud platform aimed at modernizing legacy mainframe systems used by warfighters. […]

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is giving the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) team at the Pentagon greater influence over unclassified contracting efforts. […]

Defense Department (DoD) acquisition leaders will need to offer more extensive oversight and justification for the purchase of non-commercial products following a new memo issued Tuesday. […]

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is cracking down on the Defense Department’s (DoD) use of IT consulting contracts in an attempt to reduce reliance on outside firms and bolster the department’s in-house expertise. […]

The Defense Department (DoD) said today it is reorganizing its Office of the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E), and that the downsizing will remove “redundancy in the defense acquisition system.” […]

The Department of the Navy (DON) has launched a new two-year initiative to consolidate its legacy and standalone IT networks into a unified enterprise information ecosystem, a U.S. Navy spokesperson confirmed to MeriTalk. […]

The U.S. Space Force and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) have signed a memorandum of agreement outlining how the two organizations will divide responsibilities for acquiring commercial intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) products – formally ending a two-year interagency dispute. […]

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is laying the groundwork for a new $151 billion contract vehicle aimed at accelerating the development and deployment of next-generation missile defense technologies, marking a major step forward in implementing the Defense Department’s (DoD) Golden Dome missile defense initiative. […]

Defense Department (DoD) leaders voiced mixed reactions to lawmakers this week over proposed civilian workforce reductions at the agency, with some officials viewing them as an opportunity to realign the force and others warning they could prove to be restrictive amid emerging mission demands. […]

China continues to pose the most active and persistent cyber threat to the United States and potential threats “are or will be coming in the near future,” a top FBI cybersecurity official warned today. […]

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) is planning to overhaul how the U.S. intelligence community (IC) procures open-source intelligence (OSINT), with a goal of delivering unclassified intelligence more quickly and efficiently to decision-makers. […]

President Donald Trump told reporters today that his Golden Dome for America missile defense system will be “up and running” by 2028. […]

The Department of Defense (DoD) plans to complete foundational work for the Golden Dome missile defense program by fiscal year 2026, but a senior Pentagon official told lawmakers today that DoD’s success will hinge on the availability of stable funding. […]

Reps. Don Bacon, R-Neb., and Ro Khanna, D-Calif., vowed today to fight any move to sever the dual-hat leadership relationship between the National Security Agency (NSA) and U.S. Cyber Command (CYBERCOM). […]

The Department of the Navy (DON) has deployed its new “DON GPT” AI tool for trial use by the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. […]

The Senate voted on May 14 to confirm Emil Michael as the Department of Defense’s (DoD) undersecretary of defense for research and engineering and the Pentagon’s next chief technology officer (CTO). […]

As Congress prepares to focus on the Federal government’s fiscal year (FY) 2026 budget, Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., said today he wants a more flexible Department of Defense (DoD) budget to keep pace with rapid technology innovation.  […]

After multiple delays, the Space Development Agency (SDA) is now on course to launch the first tranche of its proliferated warfighter space architecture (PWSA) – a large-scale constellation of operational satellites – by the end of this summer, a senior defense official told lawmakers. […]

The Senate voted on May 13 to confirm the nomination of Troy Meink as the next Secretary of the Air Force, nearly five months after President Donald Trump nominated him to serve as the top civilian overseeing both the Air Force and Space Force. […]

The Department of Defense (DoD) has delivered a mandated review to President Donald Trump outlining development pathways for his proposed Golden Dome missile defense system, with final plans expected to be released soon, according to a senior Pentagon official. […]

The Department of Defense (DoD) unveiled an updated two-year roadmap outlining how it plans to accelerate the delivery of software capabilities necessary to support the continued growth of the Pentagon’s software factory ecosystem and enterprise cloud program. […]

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is calling on Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and urging her office to confront critical data shortfalls undermining the Federal personnel security clearance process. […]

Brent Ingraham, the Pentagon’s acting deputy undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment, has been nominated as the next U.S. Army acquisition chief. […]

The Department of Defense (DoD) is implementing an initial set of product and service codes (PSCs) for a new pilot program aimed at streamlining access to on-demand capabilities such as software, hardware, data, and services. […]