Michael Payne had his confirmation hearing Thursday with the Senate Armed Services Committee.

Although the Coast Guard falls under DHS, it is considered a U.S. military service and part of the joint force.

Kirsten Davies has been placed on the Senate executive calendar for consideration of her nomination to be DOD chief information officer.

The new undersecretary of the Navy has been given a wide-ranging portfolio.

Kirsten Davies testified Thursday at her confirmation hearing with the Senate Armed Services Committee.

The letter to the Senate Armed Services Committee, viewed by DefenseScoop, includes more than 100 signatories.

Rathbun has overseen major IT modernization initiatives for the Navy and Marine Corps.

The Innovation Foundry event, slated for Oct. 28-30 in Chantilly, Virginia, will be hosted by SOFWERX and ICWERX.

The Navy’s CIO Jane Rathbun unveiled the IT modernization initiative in an unclassified memo viewed by DefenseScoop this week.

Lt. Gen. Paul Stanton told lawmakers that DISA is using the workforce reductions to realign how the agency addresses its mission.