Reforming the Federal Contracts and Grants System
DoD Awards Framework Agreements for Low-Cost Missiles
DoD has signed framework agreements with five companies — Anduril, CoAspire, Leidos, Zone 5, and Castelion — to rapidly expand U.S. military strike capacity...
One Year in, Army’s Transformation Efforts Are Under Fire
Defense One - A year after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the Army to take on a long list of tasks—including jettisoning unwanted vehicles...
DoD – War Department Multiyear Purchases Spur Industrial Base Investments
War Department investments in the FY26 budget and those promised in the FY27 budget have heartened companies in the defense industrial base to invest...
GAO Report – Opportunities to Reduce Duplication, Overlap, and Fragmentation and Achieve an Additional One Hundred Billion Dollars or More in Future Financial Benefits
GAO is required to annually report on federal programs, agencies, offices, and initiatives—either within departments or government-wide—that have potentially duplicative goals or activities. As...
Hegseth Rethinking Army Reforms, Cuts to Aviation
Defense One - One year ago, Pete Hegseth handed the Army a to-do list that has reshaped the service’s capabilities and how it acquires...
AFRL Restructures Amid Pentagon’s Innovation Reform Effort
Air and Space Forces - The Air Force Research Laboratory is undergoing a major reorganization, consolidating 11 of its organizations into seven as part...
Some of the Federal Government’s Most Trusted Public Data Tools Aren’t Being Maintained
Federal News Network - An analysis from USAFacts finds that many of the government’s most important public datasets are no longer being updated or...
The ‘Doers’ Need a Budget: Why a $100 Million Council Rund Can End Federal Management Failures
Government Executive - The Federal Executive Councils are vastly underutilized and underfunded, lacking the power to address real cross-agency issues. Members of the councils...
The Navy Will Keep Shrinking Until the Industrial Base Catches Up
Defense One - The Navy is getting its turn this year to get an independent assessment of its future through a congressionally mandated commission. While...
Commercial Tech Funding Baked in to Space Force Budget, Officials Say
Air and Space Forces - The Space Force’s $71 billion fiscal 2027 budget request includes about $2.5 billion for commercial services like satellite communications...
DOW CIO Lays Out Digital Transformation Strategy
GovCon Wire - The Department of War is prioritizing a four-pillar digital transformation strategy for warfighter decision dominance, Department Chief Information Officer Kirsten Davies...
Space Force Scrambles to Repair Workforce as Massive Budget Increase Looms
Defense One - The Space Force is facing significant challenges as it scrambles to rebuild its workforce amid an unprecedented budget increase slated for...
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