Kathleen Hicks

FILE - This March 27, 2008, aerial file photo, shows the Pentagon in Washington. The Pentagon is reconsidering its awarding of a major cloud computing contract to Microsoft after rival tech giant Amazon protested what it called a flawed bidding process. U.S. government lawyers said in a court filing this week of March 13, 2020 that the Defense Department “wishes to reconsider its award decision” and take another look at how it evaluated technical aspects of the companies' proposals to run the $10 billion computing project. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

CDAO sees contracting as a way to build innovation

The Defense Department’s newest office is being billed as a new and innovative way to approach technology and data in the military, but the office’s…

Contracting

DoD

DoD confronting ‘Valley of Death,’ other innovation bottlenecks

Defense

The stakes are high for DoD’s future civilian workforce

Defense

Now operational DoD chief digital and AI office will be an example of innovation, officials say

Defense

How much does inflation actually matter to DoD and can it be fixed?

Defense

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DoD budget contains big pay raise and largest research investment ever

Defense

(DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

DoD mulls how to return to office, promises telework is here to stay

Defense

Why better decision-making, not just money, is key to military superiority

Defense

Pentagon has plan to fix its software development woes

Defense News

FILE - This photo from Aug. 15, 2016, shows offshore wind turbines near Block Island, R.I. The Biden administration said Wednesday it will hold its first offshore wind auction next month, offering nearly 500,000 acres off the coast of New York and New Jersey for wind energy projects that could produce enough electricity to power nearly 2 million homes. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

Biden administration doubles down on greener energy for agencies, USPS electric vehicles

Agency Oversight

DoD names CIO as acting official to deliver ‘end-to-end’ integration on data, AI

Defense

Pentagon Reservation raises health protection policy level as Omicron spreads

The increase marks the highest health alert at the Pentagon since the end of 2020.

Defense

DoD CDO sees leadership shakeup as agency ‘doubling down’ on data goals

The Defense Department is putting data and artificial intelligence at the center of all its domains, from its finance and audit operations to front-line…

Defense

DoD’s new rules on extremism still don’t have enough punch, lawmaker says

Defense

DoD’s newest policy prohibits liking or reposting extremist material online.