Defense
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In the 100 years since the U.S. entered World War I, more than 4,000 Americans remain missing in action. Defense Department MIA efforts only go as far back as World War II. Historian and author Robert Laplander heads up the Doughboy MIA Team for the U.S. World War I Centennial Commission. He joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to talk about locating these earlier MIAs.
May 22, 2017 -
Industry and lawmakers generally like the bill, but think it might need to be fleshed out a little more.
May 19, 2017 -
Lawmakers are pushing key Defense Department nominees to begin considering how to put a comprehensive cyber policy in place.
May 18, 2017 -
The House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee Chairwoman says her subcommittee is working toward President Donald Trump's requested budget.
May 18, 2017 -
House Armed Services Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) calls for the Pentagon to enter into private commercial marketplaces.
May 18, 2017 -
Soldiers might be Army strong, but the same cannot necessarily be said about the buildings they work in. The service is facing a nearly eleven billion dollar tag to get its facilities and installations fixed. Federal News Radio’s Scott Maucione was joined by Randy Robinson, acting assistant secretary of the army for installations, energy and environment, and Lt. Gen. Gwen Bingham, assistant chief of staff for installations management, on Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss the issue further.
May 17, 2017 -
The Section 809 Panel, tasked by Congress to streamline defense acquisition, is giving its initial recommendations just one day before a major acquisition reform bill goes public.
May 17, 2017 -
The Air Force is asking airmen to log in online to comment, share and vote on ideas that will better its squadron units. The crowdsourcing initiative is part of a larger push started by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein to fundamentally change the service.
May 15, 2017 -
Amy Eastman, director of fundraising for Objective Zero, discusses a new mobile app aimed at eliminated veterans' suicides.
May 15, 2017 -
The more bitter the arguments over the federal budget become on Capitol Hill, the more members might resort to anything. Especially if the Trump administration refuses to spend money it didn't want appropriated in the first place.
May 15, 2017 -
The House Armed Services Committee is expected to release its first version of the 2018 Defense Authorization bill this week and in it many observers predict provisions to make it easier for the military to buy commercial items.
May 15, 2017 -
The Joint Chiefs of Staff are rehashing some controversial personnel reform ideas from the Obama administration.
May 12, 2017 -
The Defense Department has acquired a few hundred copies of its F-35 joint strike fighter and there's more in the 2017 budget. But the development phase of the expensive aircraft actually has not ended. In fact, this phase hasn't stopped slipping further into the future — 17 years after it started. The latest look-see from the Government Accountability Office details the implications. Michael Sullivan, director of acquisition and sourcing issues at GAO, shares the details on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
May 12, 2017 -
Flashbacks can often be scarey, reminders of things we want to forget, but Senior Correspondent Mike Causey's recent visit to Fort Belvoir triggered a magic blast from the past.
May 12, 2017 -
The Marine Corps updated its separation policy in wake of the Marines United scandal.
May 11, 2017
