Defense

• Jared Serbu: New consequences for sailors who violate Navy cyber rules

  Over the next few months, sailors throughout the Navy’s fleet can expect to see new consequences when they violate the service’s cybersecurity policies. Troy Johnson is the director of the newly established Navy Cybersecurity division. He tells Federal News Radio’s Jared Serbu accountability measures are one element of what the Navy’s doing to drive home the fact that cybersecurity is everyone’s responsibility.

  Federal Drive

  November 13, 2015
• Paul Scharre: Keeping up with the evolving nature of warfare

  Warfare is constantly evolving. From cavalry horses to B-2's, the military competes in a cycle of innovations, countermeasures, and counter-counter-measures to get the leg-up on their enemies. But what happens when the battlefield shifts to cyberspace and changes the whole game? Joining the Federal Drive with Tom Temin via Skype to talk about some of the factors that could shape the future of warfare is Paul Scharre, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security.

  Federal Drive

  November 13, 2015
• DLA moves toward a new era in contracting

  The Defense Logistics Agency is trying to expand the way it uses performance-based logistics to better the products used by service members.

  Defense

  November 12, 2015
• DoD needs to expand initiatives to harness Internet of things

  The Defense Department could be saving money and increasing efficiency with the Internet of Things, it just needs to broaden some of its ideas, states a new report.

  Technology

  November 12, 2015
• Kate Kidder: Blueprint for solving VA’s woes

  With one year before the next presidential election, it's a safe bet the next administration will face challenges dealing with military veterans and with the still-troubled Veterans Affairs Department. Now the Center for a New American Security has come up with a comprehensive blueprint for the military and veterans community. Report co-author Kate Kidder shared some of the highlights with Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

  Federal Drive

  November 12, 2015
• Five things you should know about the Defense bill

  With the defense authorization bill poised for President Obama's signature, Federal News Radio looks at certain provisions that will impact federal workers.

  Congress

  November 11, 2015
• Jared Serbu: Senate eyes largest DoD reorganization in 30 years

  Nearly 30 years after Congress passed the largest reform in DoD’s history via the Goldwater-Nichols Act, the Senate is reopening the topic of Pentagon organization. As Federal News Radio’s Jared Serbu reports, Senators are hoping to build on the successes of Goldwater-Nichols and repair some of its unintended consequences.

  Federal Drive

  November 11, 2015
• 30 years after Goldwater-Nichols, Senate eyes another DoD reorganization

  Nearly 30 years after Congress passed the largest reform in Defense Department’s history via the Goldwater-Nichols Act, the Senate on Tuesday reopened the topic of Pentagon organization in what may turn into another multi-year process of study and legislating over how the world's largest military force is managed.

  Defense

  November 11, 2015
• OPM to make it easier for feds to verify cyber breach status

  Cyber breach victims who haven't yet received a notification letter from the Office of Personnel Management will soon have a place to check their status. Acting OPM Director Beth Cobert also called on agencies to fill cyber skill gaps with the same urgency as their response to the 30-day cyber sprint.

  Workforce

  November 10, 2015
• Large DISA contract is coming sooner than expected

  DISA’s multiple award IT contract, ENCORE III, will help small businesses keep their status even if they grow during the contract’s lifetime.

  Acquisition

  November 10, 2015
• Semper Fi! Marine Corps celebrates its 240th birthday

  The U.S. Marine Corps celebrates its 240th birthday Tuesday, November 10. Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller honored the occasion with a cake-cutting ceremony at the Pentagon on Monday.

  Defense News

  November 10, 2015
• Acquisition policy and the NDAA

  Jon Etherton, president of Etherton & Associates Inc., joins host Roger Waldron to discuss the state of commercial item acquisition, contract duplication and the FY 2016 National Defense Authorization Act. November 10, 2015

  Off the Shelf

  November 09, 2015
• DoD’s Kendall wants more research spending from industry

  Defense companies have spent a low percentage of their own funds on research and development, creating what some say is an innovation problem.

  Defense

  November 09, 2015
• Paul Gardner: Army develops scarf-life protective masks

  The Army has developed a new scarf-like mask designed to protect against riot control agents. Currently users are forced to wear full general protective masks made of hard bulky materials. This one however would be as easy as putting on a surgical mask. Paul Gardner is a supervisory physiologist at Edgewood Chemical Biological Center's Research and Technology Directorate. He is also the chief of the Respiratory Protection Division that developed the mask. He explains how the idea for this project got started.

  Federal Drive

  November 09, 2015