Defense

  • The Army has been steadily increasing the amount of education and training it delivers online. Details from the Army\'s Phyllis Bailey

    September 27, 2010
  • President Obama has nominated Major General Darrell Jones to oversee manpower and personnel issues on the Air Staff.

    September 24, 2010
  • The military is consolidating one of its computer networks to increase cybersecurity. The Air Force is moving each of its commands away from having its own network.

    September 24, 2010
  • The Army is testing consumer technology to see how well it performs on the battlefield.

    September 24, 2010
  • The Defense Department and its services plan to hire a total of 1,000 cyber professionals each year over the next three years, Gen. Keith Alexander tells a House committee. Alexander said getting the right people in place to move the DoD Cyber Command into an operational stage is among his highest priorities. DoD and the services must look at how best to retain these professionals once they work for the military.

    September 24, 2010
  • Transparency moves the MSPB to hear oral arguments for the first time in nearly 30 years.

    September 23, 2010
  • Touching on the Japan\'s need to improve preparedness to deal with cyber attacks, Boeing says that the ministry is placing more emphasis on cyber security.

    September 23, 2010
  • Nine years of conflict have revolutionized the way the military treats people wounded in battle. That includes faster evacuations, better-executed trauma care networks, and huge advances in treating amputations and spinal-cord injuries.

    September 22, 2010
  • September 20th and September 22nd Mr. Bowen has over 25 years experience in healthcare information technology management in the provider, payer, consultant and vendor areas.

    September 22, 2010
  • The Army Material Command is moving from Ft. Belvoir to Redstone Arsenal. At least most of it is. We get an update from Kate Kelley, chief of the BRAC office.

    September 22, 2010
  • A week from today --the Senate Armed Services Committee is going to have a hearing about Pentagon\'s plans to close the Joint Forces Command headquarters in Norfolk to save money. Va. Sen. Jim Webb, who is a former Navy Secretary has pushed to get the hearing because they are concerned that the JFCOM closure will hit Virginia and the Tidewater region hard from an economic perspective. Webb and the rest of the Va. Congressional delegations are said to be exploring options to stop the shutdown.

    September 21, 2010
  • If you think things between the U.S. and Russia are cozy, think again. Pentagon officials say two Russian aircraft buzzed a U.S. Navy warship in the Arctic\'s Barents Sea last week, each coming within about 50 yards of the frigate. Flying by Navy ships in international waters is not unheard of. But this Cold War-style incident was enough to stir some concern. Pentagon spokesman Col. Dave Lapan said Navy personnel aboard the ship did not believe the actions were hostile. He told reporters on Friday that the U.S. was still trying to determine whether either side broke protocol.

    September 21, 2010
  • Are we getting close to a time when the Air Force will no longer need human pilots?

    September 20, 2010
  • The private sector and Congress are showing wide support for federal telework.

    September 20, 2010

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