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Cyber

OPM Names DoD Official As New Agency CIO

Tuesday, August 9th, 2016

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OPM Names DoD Official As New Agency CIO

David De Vries, the Principal Deputy Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the Defense Department is named the new CIO of the Office of Personnel Management. Photo: Defense Department.

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced Tuesday that David De Vries, the Principal Deputy Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the Department of Defense (DoD), will become OPM’s new permanent CIO in August.De Vries is joining OPM following over 35 years at the Defense Department. He joined the DoD CIO’s office in May 2009 as Deputy CIO for Information Enterprise before moving up to Acting Principal Deputy CIO in May 2014 and permanent Principal Deputy CIO in March 2015.…

Congress

Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a vote to advance consideration of the chamber’s $1.14 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization (NDAA). The procedural vote was 46-50, failing to reach […]

Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) raised concerns at a hearing on Tuesday about the majority of funds in the $153 billion first reconciliation bill being unobligated thus […]

Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]

Congress

House Heads For Recess Without Moving On NDAA After Procedural Vote Fails

The House will leave for the Fourth of July recess without moving forward on its $1.15 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), with a procedural vote to […]