Apple Gives Active U.S. Military and Reservists 10 Percent Discount
The discount program was offered last month, and is applicable to most products, including iPhones, computers, tablets and accessories. Keep Reading
U.S. Soldier Sentenced 25 Years for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS
Kang was arrested after swearing allegiance to ISIS participating in an initiation ceremony on July 8, in which he kissed the ISIS flag and then expressed a desire to commit a mass shooting in downtown Honolulu and along the Waikiki strip. Keep Reading
CACI Lands Contracts to Improve Intel Systems for Army, IT Management for TSA
Task order, awarded through DHS Enterprise Acquisition Gateway for Leading-Edge Solutions II, represents new work in CACI’s Enterprise IT market. Keep Reading
U.S. Soldier Who Plotted Hawaii Shooting on Behalf of ISIS Pleads Guilty
Kang met numerous times with undercover FBI agents who he believed had connections to ISIS and provided them with sensitive, non-public military documents. Keep Reading
GAO Flags DoD’s Strategic Management Planning Framework in Retrograde and Reset Guidance
GAO continues to believe that its May 2016 recommendation for DOD to develop a strategic policy for retrograde and reset that incorporates key elements of strategic management planning is valid. Keep Reading
Mock Cyber Attacks Waged as Part of Cyber Shield 18
Cyber Shield 18 is an Army National Guard event with over 800 participants that begins with a week of classroom preparation and culminates in Exercise Week, scenario-based cyber role-playing. Keep Reading
Army to Equip States with New Communication Suite for Disaster Relief
It comes with a voice-bridging capability that connects disparate radios operating on different frequencies, and it interconnects military and first responder radios, cell phones and internet telephones. Keep Reading
GAO: Military Needs to Take Steps to Address Physician Shortage
While most university-enrolled and scholarship medical students met the minimum academic acceptance criteria, the services and university are not consistently tracking performance data. Keep Reading
GAO: DoD Could Improve Practices for Developing Program Managers
Major defense acquisition programs have been plagued with cost and schedule overruns - initial expectations have been exceeded by $484 million and average overruns are 31 months - so acquisition program managers are essential to keep things on track. Keep Reading
John Whitley Nominated to be Assistant Secretary of the Army, Financial Management & Comptroller
Whitley currently serves as a senior fellow at the Institute for Defense Analyses and the Center for Naval Analysis, and research director at the Crime Prevention Research Center. Keep Reading
