Defense
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The Army launches a pilot program Oct. 19 to ensure non-commissioned officers are ready for the next stage of their careers.
October 15, 2015 -
Cybersecurity contractors seem to pop up as often as zero-day attacks. But the established ones are finding , with good market positioning and solid services, they can attract fresh investment. Case in point: With cash from Squadron Capital, a company called Facilities Technology Services has transformed into Squadron Defense Group. Keith Marino is its CEO. Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with him during this week's Association of the U.S. Army conference.
October 15, 2015 -
The National Defense Authorization Act this year includes some big reforms for acquisition at the Defense Department. It's the latest attempt to improve how the government gets the things it needs. Bob Lohfeld, CEO and general manager of Lohfeld Consulting Group, wrote about the challenging search for good procurement practices. He wrote that he sees little evidence of convergence on the best acquisition practices. In Depth with Francis Rose asked him if he sees a convergence of the worst acquisition practices instead.
October 15, 2015 -
With a growing number of cyber programs chasing a finite number of dollars, the Army is creating a new governance process designed to prioritize its cyber spending much closer to the time when dollars actually head out the door.
October 15, 2015 -
The Army's top acquisition official said government needs to work with industry to stop duplicative testing that is delaying the time it takes for troops to get products.
October 14, 2015 -
On this week’s edition of On DoD: An update on the Army’s Network Integration Evaluation. The NIE process for testing and integrating new technology into the Army’s inventory is several years old now, but it’s undergoing…
October 14, 2015 -
The Rapid Equipping Force and the Asymmetric Warfare Group, two organizations the Army created in response to specific challenges in Iraq and Afghanistan, are now a permanent part of the Army. And its leaders say they’re still highly-relevant, even after the withdrawal of large-scale combat troops. Col. Steve Sliwa is the director of the Rapid Equipping Force and Lt. Col. Stephen Lee is the squadron commander for the Asymmetric Warfare Group. They tell DoD reporter Jared Serbu about their enduring missions in a postwar environment.
October 14, 2015 -
Whether learning to fly an attack helicopter or maneuver a ground combat vehicle, pretty much everything the Army does requires intensive training. Because of the expense and danger involved, it's using simulation technology for a growing number of training categories. Raytheon is a major supplier of simulation-based training. At the Association of the U.S. Army conference, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke to Bob Williams, Raytheon's vice president of training solutions.
October 14, 2015 -
Good soldiers are basic to a strong Army, and education is crucial to making good soldiers. That's why the Army spends so much time and money on education. Now the Army is embarking on an expansion of its schooling capabilities. Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with Sgt. Maj. of the Army Dan Dailey at the AUSA conference. He asked him if that's what attracts people to the Army in the first place.
October 14, 2015 -
One of the fastest growing areas of fraud in the health care system is in the area of compounding pharmacies. James Burch, deputy inspector general for investigations in the Defense Criminal Investigative Service in the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, joined In Depth with Francis Rose on Pentagon Solutions. He discussed what led to the growing problem of compounding pharmacies.
October 14, 2015 -
In one corner of the Army, the story of a drive to improve the kill power of a proven platform.
October 14, 2015 -
Although formal combat operations are over, the Army is hanging onto the rapid acquisition team it built for Iraq and Afghanistan
October 14, 2015 -
Some agencies are further along in implementing insider threat programs than others, said Patricia Larsen, co-director of the National Insider Threat Task Force. Progress is slower at some civilian agencies, while programs within the intelligence community are more advanced.
October 13, 2015 -
Federal Drive with Tom Temin broadcast live from the 2015 Association of the United States Army conference and exposition, interviewing Army officials about the challenges the service is facing.
October 13, 2015 -
As the saying goes, nothing happens until somebody buys something. The Army spends tens of billions of dollars a year on everything from uniforms to combat vehicles. How it goes about acquisition, and moving all that material around the world, has a big impact on its effectiveness and readiness. Lt. Gen. Michael Williamson is the military deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology. He joins Federal Drive host Tom Temin at the Association of the U.S. Army convention in Washington.
October 13, 2015