Defense
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A new report and Pentagon data show that suicides across the active duty U.S. military decreased over the past 18 months, driven by sharp drops in the Air Force and Marine Corps last year and a similar decline among Army soldiers during the first six months of this year.
October 20, 2022 -
The Defense Information Systems Agency’s Enterprise Services Directorate wants to improve customer experience, and find ways to measure their success in order to quantify their improvement.
October 18, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast: DoD IG says the Air Force needs to throttle up to fix cybersecurity vulnerabilities. The Postal Service is confident it can deliver the goods this election season. And are feds being hung out to dry when it comes to weather and safety leave?
October 18, 2022 -
The Army has a new cybersecurity strategy for operational technology, as service officials are concerned about cyber attacks on critical infrastructure.
October 14, 2022 -
You knew war is a big and international business. Seeing it under one roof is a show-stopper
October 14, 2022 -
The Army Corps of Engineers is all about infrastructure, in particular the nation's waterways. When the infrastructure bill was signed into law, the Corps got a good chunk to get after some overdue work. At this week's Association of the U.S. Army conference, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke with the Corps's deputy commander, Maj. Gen. Richard Heitkamp. They began their discussion addressing the Corps' work in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian.
October 14, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast: Infrastructure plans move forward, as the federal government hires thousands of Americans. The Social Security Administration could lose thousands of employees to retirement in the near future. And the high-flying Air Force experiments with pot leniency in recruitment.
October 14, 2022 -
In an exclusive interview with Federal News Network, Danielle Metz, the new CIO for the Office of the Secretary of Defense outlines a plan to dig 18,000 Pentagon employees out of a decade of technical debt.
October 14, 2022 -
The Army may operate primarily on the ground, but it relies on space communications to maintain freedom of movement and situational awareness and to guard against known and emerging missile threats.
October 13, 2022 -
The business of keeping the Army equipped, fed and fueled falls to the Army Sustainment Command
October 13, 2022 -
Many agencies struggle with antiquated digital architecture and a lack of skills and talent to implement AI, a chief data scientist at the Commerce Department's National Technical Information Service said.
October 12, 2022 -
Not much can happen in the Army without the products and services that clothe, feed and equip the soldiers. Responsibility for acquiring most of what the Army needs falls to the Army Contracting Command.
October 12, 2022 -
Katie Arrington, the former DoD chief information security officer for acquisition and sustainment, says dedicated funding is needed to address long-standing cyber problems in weapons systems.
October 12, 2022 -
Army housing has been a sore subject for residents, Army leadership and Congress. But there's been progress.
October 12, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast: The Army is creating a new integrated program office to bring all of its zero trust pursuits under one roof. GAO tells GSA it has got a real problem selling real estate efficiently. And Senate inaction causes a top OMB vacancy to remain unfilled, going on five years.
October 12, 2022
