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After rounds of FOIA requests and even litigation, the Project On Government Oversight (POGO) received a copy of the A-10C and F-35A close air support fly-off test report. The test was to compare how both aircraft stack up in providing all-important close air support to ground troops. After analyzing the heavily redacted document, POGO analysts found that despite what the Air Force had been saying, it appears the F-35 may not be well-suited for providing that support.
November 16, 2023 -
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In today's Federal Newscast: A Fort McNair Army civilian is guilty of charging thousands of dollars on a GSA gas card. A deputy archivist ends her federal service after more than three decades. And the Pentagon has a new responsible artificial intelligence toolkit.
November 15, 2023 -
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While digital engineering and digital twins are important resources to accelerate the Department of Defense’s digital transformation, they come with risks that must also be taken into account.
November 03, 2023 -
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Gabe Camarillo, the undersecretary of the Army, said to create a culture of continuous improvement, the Army needs to institutionalize how it buys, develops and continually improve its applications.
October 26, 2023 -
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Overweight and obesity affect military readiness and retention, but it doesn't have to.
October 19, 2023 -
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Agnes Gereben Schaefer, the Army’s assistant secretary for manpower and reserve affairs, said the service branch must improve how it markets and informs the public about its civilian career opportunities.
October 18, 2023 -
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The National Armaments Consortium is a coalition of industry groups, whose members work on the next generation of ordnance and the energetics that power them.
October 16, 2023 -
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In an address to the Association of the U.S. Army, Gen. Randy George, the service's new chief of staff, demanded a simpler, easier-to-use network. He's the latest in a long string of Army chiefs to make the same request, but officials think it's finally doable because of recent institutional changes.
October 16, 2023 -
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Army platforms depend on software, and software has to run on the often old or limited hardware mounted aboard ground vehicles.
October 12, 2023 -
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In today's Federal Newscast, the Army Enterprise Marketing Office is modernizing its efforts to help reach Generation Z.
October 12, 2023 -
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Everywhere you look in the world, you see the use of missiles in military operations. Some by good guys, some of it from bad guys. That is why defending against missiles is a chief mission for the Army. For the United States, missile defense and freedom to operate in space go hand-in-hand.
October 12, 2023 -
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Leo Garciga, the Army’s new chief information officer, said accelerating systems move to the cloud, improving the use of DevSecOps and managing and using data better are among his top priorities.
October 09, 2023 -
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The Army ended finished 2023 with 55,000 new recruits, significantly short of the 65,000 it had aimed for in the fiscal year that ended on Saturday. To help close that gap, the service is implementing several new indicatives, including a rethinking of its recruiting workforce.
October 04, 2023 -
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Service members at all 10 installations the Government Accountability Office visited said their living conditions were poor enough to take a toll on their mental health. Auditors found widespread problems like mold, nonexistent air conditioning, and concerns about crime because of broken locks, windows and security cameras.
September 28, 2023
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