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  • Pentagon study says coordination missing between the more than 200 programs devoted to brain injuries and psychological health.

    November 15, 2011
  • Chuck Pfarrer\'s latest book about the raid to kill Osama bin Laden, SEAL Target Geronimo, has come under target by the White House and the military.

    November 15, 2011
  • Rear Adm. David Titley, director of task force climate change, examines how changing climate impacts naval operations.

    November 15, 2011
  • GPO\'s Chief Technology Officer Ric Davis talks about launching the agency\'s first mobile app. Users will be able to access information about members of Congress on their mobile devices.

    November 15, 2011
  • Federal employees increasingly perceive less agency wrongdoing but that doesn't necessarily mean the threat of retaliation for reporting such misconduct has similarly decreased, according to a new Merit System Protection Board report.

    November 15, 2011
  • The Morning Federal Newscast is a daily compilation of the stories you hear Federal Drive hosts Tom Temin and Amy Morris discuss throughout the show each day. The Newscast is designed to give FederalNewsRadio.com users more information about the stories you hear on the air.

    November 15, 2011
  • David Johnson, a senior analyst at Forrester, has been looking at what managers need to do to integrate Apples into their agency\'s network.

    November 15, 2011
  • If you like watching HD programs on television you may love the HD feature Uncle Sam offers employees as part of their health insurance package, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says. The open season is underway and benefits expert Jack Elliott thinks you should consider the HD/HSA combination.

    November 15, 2011
  • In Depth with Francis Rose brings highlights from the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on counterfeit electronic parts in the Department of Defense supply chain.

    November 14, 2011
  • The Associated press is reporting that Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is telling Congress that deeper defense cuts would force the Pentagon to cut back ship and construction projects, furlough civilian workers and leave the military with the smallest force since 1940. Panetta described the implications if a special congressional super-committee fails to come up with a deficit-cutting plan by Nov. 23. On top of some $450 billion in defense cuts already under way, the Pentagon would face another $500 billion in reductions.

    November 14, 2011
  • In a show-and-tell based on secret intelligence, The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has shared secret satellite images, letters and diagrams with 35 countries as it tries to shore up its case that Iran apparently worked secretly on developing a nuclear weapon. Iran\'s chief envoy to the IAEA rejected the presentation as based on material fabricated by the United States and its allies.

    November 14, 2011
  • Microsoft\'s Elevate America Veterans Initiative has announced a new effort to help veterans and their spouses get the technology skills and certifications they need to get work. An October unemployment report shows the unemployment rate rose to 12.1 percent among Iraq and Afghanistan veterans. Microsoft is distributing vouchers that will enable veterans to obtain training at no cost. Vouchers will be available in five regions including Northern Virginia at the Workforce Investment Board.

    November 14, 2011
  • Air Force Chief of Staff General Norton Schwartz testified on Capitol Hill about the fact that the military had put remains of military war dead in a landfill. Schwartz told the Senate Armed Services Committee that the problem had been corrected and he defended a decision not to fire anyone who worked at the mortuary at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. One military officer and two civilians received disciplinary action, steps that investigators at the U.S. Office of Special Counsel said in a letter to President Barack Obama did not go far enough.

    November 14, 2011
  • A year-long Air Force investigation reviewed 14 sets of allegations of improper handling of war remains as reported by three whistleblower workers at Dover Air Force Base, Del. That is where all war dead are received from foreign battlefields to be identified, autopsied and prepared for transfer to their families. The Air Force inspector general concluded that no laws or regulations had been violated, as alleged, but an independent agency that reviewed the probe said the Air Force failed to accept accountability for its mistakes.

    November 14, 2011