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The Defense Department wants to make sure the electronic parts it uses aren’t tainted. In a new proposed rule expansion, DoD would require contractors to have a risk-based system to trace electronic parts from their original equipment manufacturer and subcontractors. The goal is to crack down on counterfeit electronic parts. Chris Myers is a partner and assistant chair of the Government Contracts Group at Dentons. He joins the Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more on the proposal.
September 30, 2015 -
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Thursday isn't just the beginning of the new fiscal year. It's the first day of Energy Action Month. It's an important month for the Army. Katherine Hammack, assistant secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment, tells In Depth with Francis Rose why Energy Action Month matters to the Army and what it will mean for the force's mission.
September 30, 2015 -
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More cadets at West Point suffer concussions from mandatory boxing classes than from any other activity, including football. When The New York Times wanted to learn more about why, the Army appeared to prevent the Times from getting the information its reporter wanted until it could try to convince The Wall Street Journal and USA Today to run stories that supported its position on concussion research. Neither newspaper ever ran a story like that. Phil Carter, is retired from the Army retired and is a senior fellow, counsel and director of the Military, Veterans and Society Program at the Center for a New American Security. He told In Depth with Francis Rose these stories are important for a couple of reasons.
September 30, 2015 -
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Defense Department Chief Information Officer Terry Halvorsen made some waves earlier this year when he said he’d like to see commercial companies construct and operate data centers on DoD property. The military would provide physical and cyber security, while the firms would bring the cost and scalability benefits of cloud technology. Now, the Army is ready to try out a version of that idea. Federal News Radio's DoD reporter Jared Serbu writes about this in the latest edition of Inside the DoD Reporter's Notebook.
September 29, 2015 -
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The Air Force told Congress in a new report that the Distributed Common Ground/Surface System Analysis and Reporting Team (DART) still is doing its assigned job, despite lawmaker concerns.
September 29, 2015 -
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GSA made an award to Booz Allen Hamilton under the OASIS multiple award contract on behalf of the Defense Department for a host of global threat mitigation services.
September 28, 2015 -
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In this week's "Inside the DoD Reporter's Notebook," the Army hopes the project will help answer some of its lingering questions the potential savings of transitioning to commercial cloud offerings.
September 28, 2015 The Defense Department has greenlighted three dozen commercial cloud offerings since it first overhauled its commercial cloud security processes in January.
September 28, 2015-
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The Army hopes the project will help answer some of its lingering questions about the potential savings of transitioning to commercial cloud offerings.
September 28, 2015 Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michelle Howard said cyber weapons are following a similar trajectory as nuclear weapons and for now need top command and control authorities to be used.
September 25, 2015-
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Women of Washington hosts Aileen Black and Gigi Schumm talk to Amie Hoeber, a congressional candidate for Maryland’s 6th Congressional District and former deputy assistant secretary for Army research and development.
September 23, 2015 -
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U.S. Air Force policy states “It is the responsibility of all Airmen to tell the Air Force story.” But telling a story can put you face to face with a bully. Lt. Colonel Dan Ward,U.S. Air Force retired, is the author of "The Simplicity Cycle: A Field Guide To Making Things Better Without Making Them Worse" and "F.I.R.E.: How Fast, Inexpensive, Restrained and Elegant Methods Ignite Innovation." He tells In Depth with Francis Rose about his bullying experience in the Air Force and what you can learn from it.
September 23, 2015 -
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The Defense Department is attempting to empower its female employees and service members by officially supporting Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg’s nonprofit group Lean In.
September 22, 2015 -
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The FBI, NARA and the Navy see turnover at the executive levels. The Navy gets a new director of information dominance who is allowed to look at classified data.
September 21, 2015
