Air Force
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The stand-down order was made Tuesday but is just now becoming public. It\'s unclear how long the stand down will last.
May 06, 2011 -
Just how many Defense Department employees will eventually be using a cloud-based e-mail service depends who you ask. Maj. Gen. Ronnie Hawkins, the Defense Information Systems Agency’s vice director, told reporters Tuesday, selling the Navy and Air Force on its cloud-based email system is a matter of when, not if. However, Hawkins admits, “If you [...]
May 05, 2011 -
The Pentagon has been telling Congress for years it doesn\'t want the F136 alternative engine for the F35 fighter jet, because it costs too much money.
May 05, 2011 -
The Army is moving its email to the Defense Information Systems Agency\'s cloud. DISA\'s vice chief told reporters Tuesday that getting the rest of the military services on board was a question of when, not if.
May 04, 2011 -
Information sharing has come a long way since Sept. 11, 2001. This interagency collaboration will be key to military successes, especially as the Defense Department prepares for massive spending cuts.
May 02, 2011 -
To give insight on what military bloggers can and can\'t do is milblogger and retired Senior Master Sergeant Rex Temple of the Air Force.
April 29, 2011 -
At nearly four times the budget, a new Air Force satellite is about to be launched nine years late.
April 27, 2011 -
The Air Force Materiel Command will explore the possibility of buyouts to help reduce its workforce. The agency plans to survey its civilian workforce next week to see if there is enough interest in $25,000 buyouts.
April 25, 2011 -
Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he\'s committed to the Air Force\'s new refueling tanker.
April 22, 2011 -
Many lawmakers advocate cutting Defense spending as part of FY 2012. Boeing\'s Dennis Muilenburg tells us about what the contracting giant is doing to prepare.
April 14, 2011 -
The best defense against cyber attacks is not a new weapon system but strict human security procedures,
April 06, 2011 -
Retired General Howie Chandler, the former Air Force Vice Chief of Staff, talks with Federal News Radio about Libya, the so-called Arab Spring, and the outcome of the Tanker Refueling contract.
March 24, 2011 -
Retired Air Force Colonel Chet Richards says DoD has missed the mark in several of its big decisions during recent years. He says defense leaders are making choices that leave people scratching their heads.
March 17, 2011 -
The American Federation of Government Employees said Tuesday it will no longer participate in discussions related to the future status of DoD employees who had been part of the soon-to-be-terminated National Security Personnel System. The labor organization said \"union-busting\" activities by the Air Force were the reason for its decision.
March 16, 2011 -
Two U.S. C-130s have transported Egyptian refugees from Tunisia to Cairo, Defense Department officials said.
March 10, 2011
