Jared Serbu

The first long-distance moves under the multibillion dollar Global Household Goods contract are set to begin in September.

The Army's new continuous ATO process — informed by two pilot programs — should be ready for release within the next 30 days.

The Army's software contracts will soon require vendors to provide bills of materials. The new policy applies to almost all software, except for cloud services.

"DCSA plays a critical role in executing Trusted Workforce 2.0 objectives as the largest provider of personnel vetting services." Heather Green principal deputy

"I think that if the tone is set and the commitment is made to work towards this, other components can also achieve it," said Coralis Rodriguez.

Army officials are working to inculcate agile principles within their own organizations, but also need a new contract vehicle to buy software from industry.

"We want to understand these patterns better to help us better identify the socioeconomic factors" said Michael Palmedo.

Potential bidders have until the end of this week to offer comments on the Army's latest draft request for proposals. 15-20 firms will win spots on the contract

The new implementation plan builds on the first-ever National Defense Industrial Strategy, published earlier this year.

A new plan offers short and long-term recommendations to streamline the 90-or-so steps it takes to onboard employees in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.