Defense
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Vice President Mike Pence took the unusual step of presiding over the vote, something he usually does to break ties. But Brown’s confirmation, 98-0, was not close. Pence called the moment “historic.”
June 09, 2020 -
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations completed a year-long investigation into federal oversight of three Chinese telecommunications companies.
June 09, 2020 -
Thirty-nine states have seen downward trends in COVID-19 infection rates.
June 08, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, AFGE wants to add a provision in the 2021 defense authorization bill that will protect DoD workers’ bargaining rights.
June 08, 2020 -
The Pentagon says it's not resisting oversight but also did not say when officials will appear on the Hill.
June 08, 2020 -
The new technology could be 50 times more energy efficient.
June 05, 2020 -
Yet another former military leader, retired Marine Corps four-star general John Allen, is criticizing President Donald Trump's response to the protests following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis
June 04, 2020 -
Defense Logistics Agency Director of Research and Development David Koch joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin to talk about a recent contract DLA awarded to develop equipment that can disinfect personal protective gear.
June 04, 2020 -
The Army’s new way of looking at soldiers matches skills, behaviors and preferences to command needs.
June 04, 2020 -
The military will try everything from ship-wide connectivity to augmented reality support in its newest 5G push.
June 04, 2020 -
In an abrupt reversal, Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Wednesday overturned an earlier Pentagon decision to send a couple hundred active-duty soldiers home from the Washington, D.C.
June 03, 2020 -
The Government Accountability Office's latest report on government waste on overlapping and duplicative programs was just released. Jessica Lucas-Judy, the GAO's director for strategic issues, detailed the latest report's findings on an episode of the Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
June 03, 2020 -
"Operation Warp Speed" has the ambitious goal of developing a coronavirus vaccine by the end of this year. The Army thinks that's doable. It might even be possible to make vaccines against viruses that haven't emerged yet.
June 03, 2020 -
Amid social unrest, the Air Force leader makes a plea for black lives and announces a review of the service's justice system.
June 02, 2020 -
The Pentagon is developing a policy for carrying out a section in the CARES Act which covers reimbursement for lost pay from the pandemic.
June 02, 2020
