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The Defense Department is going to miss its deadline to transition to Windows 10 by January 2017, but DoD CIO Terry Halvorsen says it won't miss it by much.
The United States Air Force Band, the premier Air Force musical organization, rehearses at its studio on Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington, D.C.
The DoD inspector general looked at 56 Army contracts awarded by five Army contracting shops to see whether the Army was consistent in evaluating past performance.
When trying to sell cars, Packard Motor used to say, ask the man who owns one. When it comes to the F-35 fifth generation fighter, the Air Force might want to say, ask the man or woman who flies one. That's what the Heritage Foundation did in creating comprehensive assessment of the new platform. JV Venable, senior research fellow for defense policy at Heritage, talks to Federal Drive with Tom Temin about his findings.
The Air Force has been busily trimming its headquarters staff, but the Government Accountability Office says it's been doing so without enough information. Andrew Von Ah, GAO’s acting director for Defense Capabilities and Management, talked with Jared Serbu on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
Diving in the Navy rarely involves clear, blue water, sunlight and admiring the skates. It's mostly in the dark, and in dangerous environments. To help divers see, do more work and work more safely, the Navy is developing special equipment placed inside a diver's helmet. Dennis Gallagher, program manager at the Naval Surface Warfare Center's Panama City Division, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to talk about the new gear.
After a six year decline in spending, budgets have begun to bounce back in 2016, and contract spending is expected to follow that upturn shortly after as the trend continues into 2017.
Air Force senior leaders routinely point out that their service is the busiest it’s been in decades. They've now decided to partially compensate by scaling back duties that aren't exactly core warfighting functions.
Vendor past performance is a big factor in awarding federal contracts. Or it should be. It's a smart practice and at the Defense Department, it's also a requirement. That's why the DoD inspector general looked at 56 Army contracts awarded by five Army contracting shops to see whether the Army was consistent in evaluating past performance. Michael Roark, DoD's assistant inspector general for contract management and payments, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with the results.
Members of the National Guard, Coast Guard and Air Force pitch in to help Louisiana residents dealing with massive flood.
Leaving the military is hard enough without worrying about civilian employment. But there are initiatives to help Army vets get on their feet post-military.
As the Army migrates all its PCs to Windows 10 over the next year, and the Army’s helpdesk isn’t yet equipped to handle the surge of tech support calls.
A new bill in the House would take a novel approach to increasing the numbers of women and minorities in high ranking positions in the Defense Department, both uniformed and civilian. It would use grants to fund organizations devoted to leadership development and mentoring.
Dave Nelson is leaving the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to be the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s CIO while Karen DeSalvo left her role as coordinator for health IT to focus full time on being acting assistant secretary for health.
Each week, Defense Reporter Jared Serbu speaks with the managers of the federal government's largest department. Subscribe on PodcastOne or Apple Podcasts.