Defense

• Trauma treatment translated from the battlefield

  We talk with Dr. John Holcomb about advancements made in surgery on the battlefield.

  Federal Drive

  November 08, 2010
• Mullen rebukes USMC’s Amos over DADT

  The top U.S. military officer said Monday he was startled by a public panning of the proposal to lift the military\'s ban on gays from the head of the Marine Corps.

  Federal Drive

  November 08, 2010
• Federal intern program violates hiring rules

  Federal Times and the Washington Post report on a Merit Systems Protection Board ruling that the Federal Career Intern Program violates the rules to make vacancies public.

  Defense

  November 05, 2010
• Update from Afghanistan

  Big Republican gains in Congress could make it harder for President Barack Obama to keep his pledge to start bringing U.S. troops home from Afghanistan by next summer. We get an update on how things are going there from Rear Adm. Greg Smith.

  Federal Drive

  November 05, 2010
• Gates down under for AUSMIN

  Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is on a whirlwind trip to Australia and Malaysia, where he will reinforce the U.S. commitment to the region with a longstanding U.S. ally and an increasingly close partner.

  Federal Drive

  November 05, 2010
• Al Qaida’s promising another attack

  Al Qaida\'s affiliate in Iraq is promising more attacks after 58 people were killed in an attck on a church this week. The Islamic State of Iraq launched an attack on a Catholic church during Mass in downtown Baghdad last Sunday said its deadline for Egypt\'s Coptic chruch, which allegedly is holding women hostage for converting to Islam must be released before the attacks stop. This attack was the deadliest ever recorded against Iraq\'s Christians, whose numbers have plummeted since the 2003.

  Defense

  November 04, 2010
• Yemen is still a problem

  Yemen has been a trouble spot for more than a decade and explosives have always been the problem and they\'ve always been relatively small. It was in 1998 that the U.S.S. Cole, a Navy Destroyer was attack while in Yemen. 17 sailors were killed and 39 were injured. A small craft approached the port side of the destroyer, and an explosion occurred, leaving a 40-by-40-foot gash in the ship\'s port side. The toner cartridges with the explosive PETN in them that were discovered aboard planes in the UK and Dubai last week contained only a small amount, but had they gone off, they would\'ve inflicted maximum damage.

  Defense

  November 04, 2010
• DoD Cyber Command fully operational

  DoD\'s Cyber Command is now fully operational.

  Defense

  November 04, 2010
• Republican shift sets up defense budget battle

  Rep. Howard (Buck) McKeon (R-CA), who seeks the position of chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, criticizes Obama for the direction of defense spending.

  Budget

  November 04, 2010
• Preview: Opportunities for DoD IT contracts

  Changes are coming to Defense Department IT spending. Input\'s Deniece Peterson predicts what\'s ahead.

  Federal Drive

  November 04, 2010
• DLA supervisor blames Italy for harassment

  Excesses in the realm of the libidinal may stem from the influence of decadent European culture. That doesn\'t make it right. Attorney Bill Bransford explains.

  Federal Drive

  November 04, 2010
• Navy asks Congress for both LCS designs

  Rival teams from Lockheed Martin and Austal USA have been waiting all year to see which of their designs would be chosen for the U.S. Navy\'s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) competition. Now, if the Navy gets permission from the lame-duck Congress, the winner could be: both.

  Federal Drive

  November 04, 2010
• State’s Amin presses for expanded use of biometrics

  One of the top IT officials at the State Department wants to push the boundaries of using biometrics to determine who gets visas and passports in the United States.

  Budget

  November 04, 2010
• Phishing scam targets military families

  eSecurity Planet reports a new phishing scam target military families.

  Defense

  November 03, 2010