Army
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It's hard enough to make it Army Rangers. But how to you get to be the "Best Ranger" in the Army, and by extension, the best man in the armed forces? We'll find out in a few days when the Army stages the 33rd annual Best Ranger Competition at Fort Benning, Georgia. Sgt. 1st Class Gerald Nelson, one-time Best Ranger, talks to Federal Drive with Tom Temin about the 33rd annual Best Ranger Competition at Fort Benning, Georgia.
April 08, 2016 -
Generals say current analyses show the U.S. will need more land forces for future conflicts, precisely at the time the Army is shrinking to its smallest size since before World War II.
April 07, 2016 -
In a marathon, you're done in three or four hours. The Best Ranger runs from 6 a.m. on a Friday morning until sometime around 4 or 5 Sunday afternoon. No rest or sleep
April 06, 2016 -
Federal workers are finding that mobile tech offers them flexibility and freedom that has the potential to vastly improve performance. But the downside is that these devices present a number of unique security risks.
April 06, 2016 -
A reduction in soldiers' housing allowances cut revenues of private companies that operate military housing. The Army may allow those firms to assess rental costs to make up part of the difference.
April 01, 2016 -
The Army will release a new policy in June that will give deadlines for data centers to close and incentives for their data migration.
March 31, 2016 -
The Army is expanding its use wireless WiFi networks, both indoors and outdoors. By getting rid of heavy cabling that takes hours to install, the Army is hoping to make command posts and tactical units more mobile and agile. Lt. Col. Mark Henderson, product manager for WIN-T Increment One, shares details on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
March 28, 2016 -
The Army doesn't think it will be able to adopt Windows 10 by the DoD's deadline.
March 24, 2016 -
This week's Pentagon Solutions looks at sleep-deprivation among Army soldiers and defective contract at six Navy and Coast Guard shipbuilding programs.
March 23, 2016 -
The Army is planning to co-mingle Army, National Guard and reservists to promote compatibility in peacetime and wartime.
March 22, 2016 -
In a new report, Army medical officials strongly suggest they'll need help from across the force to keep the Army healthy.
March 18, 2016 -
As the National Guard expands its cyber forces to 30 units, it is still trying to figure out how to deal with a cyber training backlog.
March 16, 2016 -
The Army will have to cut 14,000 soldiers, 10,000 of which will be officers to reach its force structure goals.
March 15, 2016 -
Army says divestiture is the "starting point" for its current modernization strategy as costs to maintain and store old equipment crowd out new procurement.
March 14, 2016 -
The Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Mark Milley says he's pushing for a more mobile force of the future, both in terms of technology and acquisition.
March 11, 2016
