Defense
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For the first time since the program's launch in 2018, the number of BRS participants surpassed the number of participants in the military’s legacy retirement system.
October 24, 2023 -
Randy Resnick is the director of Zero Trust Architecture Program Management Office in the DoD’s CIO’s office. A team of 17 to 18 people will analyze the zero trust plans submitted by 43 services and agencies.
October 24, 2023 -
Using artificial intelligence, analysts at Govini have build a digital twin of the U.S. industrial base. It is a disturbing picture. Govini's analysis shows how far behind the United States military is in bringing new technology to bear.
October 24, 2023 -
Only 30% of military personnel transitioning to civilian life start the mandatory transition assistance program on time, a concern for senators who agreed on the importance of the program to help veterans and those transitioning to civilian life.
October 24, 2023 -
A book by a historian from the Naval History and Heritage Command recalls a bizarre episode from a long-ago war. In the great WWII battle for Okinawa, Japan resorted to suicide missions known as kamikaze. The book's title says it all, "On The Verge Of Breaking Down Completely, Surviving The Kamikaze Off Okinawa, 1945. To talk about the book, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin was joined in studio by author Guy Nasuti.
October 23, 2023 -
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been around since the 1960s. What’s next, according to Mark Valentine, the president for global government at UAV maker Skydio: UAV’s that communicate among one another for greater effectiveness, but requiring less routine human input.
October 23, 2023 -
In this exclusive webinar edition of On DoD, our guests will discuss 5G and technology insights at NAVWAR.
October 23, 2023 -
Coast Guard Commandant Linda Fagan said that service’s people are its most valuable asset, so it must take care of them.
October 20, 2023 -
John Weiler, the executive director and co-founder of the IT Acquisition Advisory Council, calls for agencies to be more aggressive in preventing suppliers from advising on IT projects and then developing the system.
October 20, 2023 -
The rollout is one of DoD’s first large-scale forays into cloud computing at the secret level, and will also consolidate and replace an aging patchwork of tools senior leaders have been using to discuss classified information for years
October 20, 2023 -
The Defense Department will need to pick up the pace and look for funding for Replicator if it wants to utilize the innovations and advantages of the program without getting stuck in red tape.
October 19, 2023 -
Obesity is worsening as a military recruitment and readiness problem. Too many potential enlistees arrive at recruitment stations too fat. More than two thirds of active duty service members carry too much weight. Federal Drive Host Tom Temin talked with someone who has studied this problem extensively, and has some recommendations for improving it: National Security Research Fellow at the American Security Project, Courtney Manning.
October 19, 2023 -
Overweight and obesity affect military readiness and retention, but it doesn't have to.
October 19, 2023 -
Agnes Gereben Schaefer, the Army’s assistant secretary for manpower and reserve affairs, said the service branch must improve how it markets and informs the public about its civilian career opportunities.
October 18, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast: The Defense Department awards $40 million dollars in research grants to four Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Federal employees and supervisors will get even more hybrid-work training opportunities. And heading toward the 2030 count, the Census Bureau looks for public feedback.
October 18, 2023
