Defense
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The Air Force’s 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron spends its summer and fall flying into hurricanes. In the winter season, it flies around blizzards to measure wind speed and trajectory. Federal News Radio reporter Scott Maucione caught up with the squadron’s Chief Meteorologist Lt. Col. Jon Talbot to find how just how they do it and shared that report on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
January 04, 2016 -
The Defense Department's advanced research agency is looking for technologies that fit third offset plans.
December 31, 2015 -
A DoD Inspector General report found the department's cloud policy may have monetary and cybersecurity risks.
December 30, 2015 -
Pentagon budget officials say they got 95 percent what they wanted for 2016. In passing its omnibus appropriations bill, Congress boosted the Defense Department by about $30 billion. What will it buy? Bloomberg Government Senior Defense Analyst Rob Levinson offers some answers on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
December 30, 2015 -
In Wednesday's federal headlines, the White House released a cyber deterrence policy after repeated calls from Congress to do so.
December 30, 2015 -
The Obama administration will use law enforcement and even military force to deter cyber attacks in new policy.
December 29, 2015 -
Departments will soon begin to randomly investigate security clearance holders twice every five years.
December 28, 2015 -
DHS' Privacy Office made a number of policy changes to clamp down on privacy after high profile cyber attacks on companies and the government.
December 27, 2015 -
If there's anxiety from war, self pity, or cynicism, you don't see it in these faces.
December 24, 2015 -
The Defense Department is looking into ways to incorporate commercial practices in its satellite communications.
December 24, 2015 -
This photo gallery shows how U.S. Navy personnel and their families are celebrating the holiday season at home and abroad.
December 24, 2015 -
Gen. Joseph Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says he plans to begin divesting the Joint Staff of some of its current responsibilities after the start of the new year.
December 24, 2015 -
The Air Force's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron are preparing for their winter mission of tracking winter storms to provide data to the National Weather Service.
December 23, 2015 -
The "Hurricane Hunters" fly storm missions in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans during the hurricane season June 1 to Nov. 30 yearly.
December 23, 2015 On this week’s edition of On DoD, we get acquainted with Navy Cybersecurity. The new organization will have a permanent home within the office of the chief of Naval operations and will carry on the work of…
December 23, 2015