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President Barack Obama has nominated Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Joseph Dunford as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. When confirmed, he\'ll succeed retiring Army Gen. Martin Dempsey. But what can we expect from the man nicknamed \"Fighting Joe?\". Retired Army Lt. Gen. Dave Barno was a senior American commander of U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan, and is now a visiting scholar at American University. He joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to outline some of the challenges Dunford will be facing.
May 06, 2015 -
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Dr. David Shulkin led a turnaround of New York\'s Beth Israel Hospital as part of a long career in private sector hospital administration. He said running the Department of Veterans Affairs\' health system would be a far greater challenge, but assured senators that his skills are transferrable to the public sector.
May 06, 2015 -
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Greg Garcia, executive director of the U.S. Army Information Technology Agency will discuss the theory of virtualization and how your agency can benefit from it. May 5, 2015
May 05, 2015 -
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The House passed the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs appropriations bill. But the vote was a lot closer than it usually is. The chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies oversees the release of that bill every year. Rep. Charlie Dent (R-Pa.) is chairman of the subcommittee right now. On In Depth with Francis Rose, he said the spending level in the bill isn\'t a cut for the VA.
May 05, 2015 -
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Everyone wants to prepare their child for life after school, whether that means college or something else. That\'s where College and Career Readiness standards come into play. They outline what a child should know and be able to do from kindergarten through the end of high school. Tom Brady is the director of the Department of Defense Education Activity. He joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive with more on the CCR standards.
May 05, 2015 -
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On Monday, the Pentagon made good on its promise to make more use of the government\'s FedRAMP process, certifying 23 cloud products as secure enough to host DoD low-level data.
May 05, 2015 -
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The House passes the first spending bill of the year to fund military pay and benefits programs, and to pay for DoD\'s housing and equipment infrastructure. The Military Construction and Veterans Affairs bill is usually one of the easiest appropriations bills to pass, but this year it drew far less support than usual. Tamar Hallerman is appropriations reporter for Roll Call. On In Depth with Francis Rose, she said the lack of support could signal a overall tough appropriations process this year.
May 04, 2015 -
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An amendment to the Veterans Affairs appropriations bill would prohibit the agency from awarding performance bonuses to senior executives.
May 04, 2015 -
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Veterans Affairs wants to help put an end to veteran homelessness. The department is repurposing its West Los Angeles campus to serve particularly vulnerable veterans, such as women or severely disabled vets, who are also homeless. The campus redesign will help VA implement the White House policy that no veteran should live on the streets. Vince Kane, the director of the VA\'s National Homeless Center, joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive with more on the plan.
May 01, 2015 -
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The Obama administration said Thursday that it not yet ready to express its views on key military compensation issues including health care and retirement, even after two years of study. A key House committee says retirement has been studied enough.
May 01, 2015 -
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The military branches have a template that civilian agencies could use to build their workforces for the next decade. Retired Navy Adm. John Harvey is Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs for the Commonwealth of Virginia. He\'s former Commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command. On In Depth with Francis Rose, he explained the tools civilian and uniformed leaders in the military will have to build a workforce for the year 2025, and how both forces will collaborate in the coming decade.
April 30, 2015 -
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Retired Navy Adm. John Harvey, a former commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command and currently the secretary of of Veterans and Defense Affairs for the Commonwealth of Virginia, said too much civilian workforce planning is left to chance. A more structured approach and funding would make a huge difference, he said.
April 30, 2015 -
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Jacob Haynes, the chief information officer at the Defense Contract Management Agency, said the new innovation lab helps the agency use a disciplined approach to testing technology before making a major investment.
April 30, 2015 -
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Reductions to training and modernization funding are already beginning to jeopardize the Army Reserve\'s place as an operational force within the Army, the reserve\'s top officer warned Congress Wednesday, threatening his force\'s ability to deploy in support of active duty troops.
April 30, 2015
