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Defense
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Commentary: former DHS human capital exec Jeff Neal.
May 22, 2015 -
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Stephen Warren, the Veterans Affairs Department\'s chief information officer, said he\'s brought in extra vendors to deal with a backlog of cyber challenges. VA\'s inspector general found more than 9,000 outstanding system security risks in its annual Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) report.
May 22, 2015 -
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Under the Ensuring VA Accountability Act, reprimands and admonishments that VA employees receive for misconduct would remain part of their permanent record for as long as they work for the department.
May 21, 2015 -
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The VA wastes at least $5 billion a year by skirting federal law and paying excessive prices for goods and services. That\'s according to Jan Frye, VA\'s deputy assistant secretary for acquisition and logistics. He recently told a congressional hearing that illegal purchase-card abuse seems to be the biggest problem. Members of the Veterans Affairs committee echo the notion that VA employees are acting illegally. What if that\'s you they\'re making those allegations about? Federal employment attorney John Mahoney joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to offer some advice.
May 21, 2015 -
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The Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt is one of the most effective aircraft in the fleet. Its project leaders say the Thunderbolt\'s simple design means its development time and maintenance costs beat out other, more complex systems. But simple weapons systems are hard to come by now at the Defense Department. Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Dan Ward is now a cybersecurity fellow at the New America Foundation and his latest book is \"The Simplicity Cycle.\" He tells In Depth with Francis Rose, government technology development programs are too complex, and simpler alternatives are already out there.
May 20, 2015 -
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Cyber is the future of warfare, the Secretary of the Navy said in a new talk. And looking ahead he forecasts unmanned vehicles and submarines could be particularly helpful to his agency, especially as it uncovers underground mines.
May 20, 2015 -
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Pentagon has concerns with Senate legislation requiring more acquisition authority for military service chiefs and House provision dictating new career paths for uniformed acquisition personnel.
May 20, 2015 -
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Defense Secretary Ash Carter has nominated senior officers to lead the Army and Navy. He recommends Adm. John Richardson to be the next chief of Naval operations, and Gen. Mark Milley to be the Army\'s next chief of staff. Both now face Senate confirmation. What sorts of challenges will they face atop these military branches? Nora Bensahel, a distinguished scholar-in-residence at American University, joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to offer some answers.
May 19, 2015 -
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After 34 years in the Marine Corps, Brig. Gen. Kevin Nally is retiring.
May 18, 2015 -
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The Department of the Navy plans to release the first of two requests for information this summer for the follow-on to NGEN, which could be worth $3.5 billion over five years.
May 18, 2015 -
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Defense Secretary Ash Carter looks to Silicon Valley for help with its new cyber strategy. But Carter doesn\'t have too much time to get the partnership off the ground before the Obama administration leaves and another one takes its place. Steve Grundman, George Lund fellow at the Atlantic Council and former deputy defense undersecretary for industrial affairs and installations, tells In Depth with Francis Rose why Carter should focus on the wins he can earn now.
May 15, 2015 -
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The Defense Department wants to build tighter connections with Silicon Valley, as part of a new technology offset strategy. In fact, Defense Secretary Ash Carter unveiled the plan in Silicon Valley, at Stanford University. Homeland Security announces also plans to establish a Silicon Valley satellite office. The move west isn\'t a bad idea, but local venture capitalist Jonathan Aberman argues, the government might be overlooking innovation talent right in its own back yard. He joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to explain why.
May 15, 2015 -
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The Department of Navy later this summer will move the Data Center and Application Optimization program office under its PEO-EIS group and out of its SPAWAR organization. Acting CIO John Zangardi said the DCAO will create a cloud brokerage hosting program with commercial and federally-approved clouds.
May 15, 2015 -
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The Senate Armed Service Committee\'s version of the annual Defense authorization bill would revamp military retirement, order DoD to reduce its headquarters and sidesteps sequestration by using the Pentagon\'s overseas contingency accounts.
May 15, 2015
