Air Force seeks innovative tech to improve pilot training

AFWERX is running a challenge to get ideas that will shape the second iteration of Pilot Training Next, an initiative designed to help the service train new aviators faster but with the same quality.

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Acquisition

Jeff Bezos pushes government to buy commercial for ‘auto-magic’ benefits

by Billy Mitchell | SEP 20, 2018

When agencies buy commercial capabilities, Bezos said, they "keep improving kind of ‘auto-magically’ without any effort."

Acquisition

GSA, Marine Corps form new council to streamline IT modernization

by Carten Cordell | SEP 21, 2018

Officials said they created a new council to find new acquisition methods for IT modernization, supply chain operations and cost efficiencies.

Tech

GSA awards $2M bug bounty service contract to HackerOne

by Tajha Chappellet-Lanier | SEP 21, 2018

The contract will extend a pilot partnership formed in August 2017.

Parting thoughts from FedTalks 2018

by Eva Skidmore | SEP 20, 2018

Digital transformation has a better chance for success when agencies opt to shift, rather than change, their approach to enabling technologies.

FedScoop TV

AWS’ Bill Vass at FedTalks 2018

by Billy Mitchell | SEP 20, 2018

Vass discusses IT modernization, cloud and more.

Modernization

SEC CIO Dyson to step down

by Carten Cordell | SEP 20, 2018

Dyson oversaw modernization initiatives including moving the SEC to the cloud, leveraging new cybersecurity solutions and transforming the EDGAR...

Defense

Senate bill would create the National Defense Accelerator Network

by Tajha Chappellet-Lanier | SEP 20, 2018

It's unclear how the proposed network would interact with and complement existing programs.