Drones
The Defense Department names five U.S. vendors for domestic sourcing of small drone aircraft.
08/20/2020
Defense
The Trump administration has national security concerns when it comes to foreign dominance in microelectronics, but research and engineering advances are needed as a precursor to new policy, a top official said.
08/18/2020
Acquisition
The Department of Commerce is tightening rules targeting the Chinese telecom's supply chain around computer processing chips and restricting sales of chips made with U.S. technology.
08/17/2020
Comment
Without an extension to the legislation that compensates federal contractors unable to work because of pandemic-related facility closures, more people would lose their jobs, more companies could fold and the government could lose access to highly experienced and skilled members of their workforce who are critical to supporting national security, defense and other federal mission areas.
08/14/2020
IT Modernization
The agency is seeing uneven results on two of its most important efforts, cloud migration and data center consolidation, according to a new agency watchdog report.
08/14/2020
Acquisition
Border agency looks to early next year for cloud integration services contract.
08/13/2020
Defense
Ellen Lord, the Defense Department's chief buyer, said the organization is considering lump-sum payments for COVID-19 claims rather than negotiating contract-by-contract.
08/13/2020
Defense
Jane Pinelis, the JAIC's chief of testing, evaluation, and assessment, said the center is working to expand its ethics team, which is charged with ensuring the Defense Department's AI projects meet ethical standards.
08/12/2020
Acquisition
Federal contractors are still facing uncertainty about new rules to get rid of Chinese-made gear.
08/12/2020
Defense
The Defense Department requested an extension to a stay in a lawsuit before announcing any revisions to the award in the $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud deal.
08/11/2020
Congress
Legislation would have the Department of Homeland Security assess its border security technologies and consider new ones.
08/10/2020
Acquisition
The Army's enterprise software office extends a multiple award contract.
08/07/2020
Defense
The military's need for quick technological development is hamstrung by politics, acquisition, and culture. FCW talks with former Senate staff director Christian Brose about his new book on the future of warfare.
08/07/2020
Workforce
The federally owned power company called the plan to fire workers and outsource IT operations as a "disappointing misstep" after the president blasted the move.
08/06/2020
Acquisition
Changes the GSA made to one of its most popular governmentwide small business set-aside acquisition vehicles draws congressional scrutiny.
08/06/2020