Stacy Cummings Archives

Stacy A. Cummings delivers a keynote speech to the Naval Postgraduate School’s 18th Annual Acquisition Research Symposium, virtually, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 11, 2021. (DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brittany A. Chase)

DOD procurement lead says software acquisition changes are yielding results

Stacy Cummings, DOD's acting head of acquisition and sustainment, said that more programs are ready to be transitioned to the software pathway.

May 19, 2021 By Jackson Barnett

Agency leaders anticipate a post-pandemic hybrid work environment

Even with vaccines coming, there could be a push for a hybrid workforce with a mix of in-person and remote employees, federal IT officials told FedScoop.

Jan 21, 2021 By Sara Wilson

Mark Esper, DOD, Pentagon, military — Secretary of Defense Mark Esper meets with reporters in London on Sept. 5, 2019. (DOD / Lisa Ferdinando)

AWS believes Pentagon is withholding important documents in JEDI protest

AWS alleges that DOD has produced a "cherrypicked record." Meanwhile, DOD wants the court to throw out key charges of political influence in Amazon's protest.

Feb 24, 2020 By Billy Mitchell

Defense Innovation Board Meets in Washington, D.C. — The chair of the Defense Innovation Board, Eric Schmidt, technical advisor at Alphabet, Inc., opens the public meeting of the board, at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, Washington, D.C., Oct. 10, 2018. (DOD / Lisa Ferdinando)

DOD takes early steps in implementing software acquisition recommendations

Three senior leaders — Stacy Cummings, Peter Ranks and Jose Gonzalez — will be responsible for work in each of the four "lines of effort" identified by…

Jul 15, 2019 By Tajha Chappellet-Lanier

An entrance at the Pentagon. (DOD / Navy Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kathryn E. Holm / Flickr)

DOD’s $4B health record system pilots not suitable for use, report says

It says the system "does not demonstrate enough workable functionality to manage and document patient care" and has "poor system usability, insufficient training, and inadequate help desk…

May 12, 2018 By Billy Mitchell

DOD’s e-health record implementation to make a comeback in 2019

The Defense Department will roll out the new EHR at military health facilities in 2019, with plans to be fully operational by 2022.

Apr 27, 2018 By Billy Mitchell