DOD

DOGE and DOD Agree with CAGW on Making Software Purchases More Efficient
DOD and DOGE are now looking at software licensing, which is one area that CAGW has noted needs closer scrutiny.

DOD’s Cloud Services Contract Moves Forward
DOD moves forward with its $9 billion Joint Warfighter Cloud Capability multi-year, multi-vendor contract.

An Interoperable EHR System is Closer than Ever
VA and DOD have been trying to develop interoperable EHR systems for 40 years. New efforts make this project closer to fruition.

VA/DOD Healthcare Interoperability Can Be Improved
DOD and VA joint OIG report cites problems and makes recommendations to improve interoperability of electronic healthcare records.

FCC Moves Forward with L-Band Proceeding
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai circulates a draft proposal to move forward on the L-band proceeding.

Hope Ahead for VA/DOD Interoperability
In 1982, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DOD) were charged by Congress to share patient information for servicemembers transitioning from DOD into the VA health care system. This transition process has been...

Proceed with Caution on JEDI Procurement
The decision announced today in favor of the Department of Defense (DOD) in the U.S.

States Provide Solutions to Federal Budget Woes
With looming trillion-dollar deficits, it’s time for the federal government to learn a thing or two about budget process reform and other cost-savings measures from state governments.

DOD’s JEDI Contract Subject to Further Scrutiny
The Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) cloud services contract is facing new challenges as the Pentagon investigates potential conflicts of interest by former employees involved in the drafting of the request for proposal (RFP).

A Space Force Will Only Lead to More Waste
On June 18, 2018, President Donald Trump directed the Pentagon to begin the process of creating a Space Force.

The “Little Crappy Ship’s” Decade of Failure
When the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) launched on April 26, 2008, it was intended to modernize the Navy and become “the ba
House Appropriations Boosts Spending for Costly F-35 Program… Again
On Wednesday, June 13, 2018, the House Committee on Appropriations passed the fiscal year (FY) 2019 Defense Appropriations bill by a vote of 48-4. The bill provides $674.6 billion in total spending for the