Defense
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The DoD 5000.ac will detail a better, agile process for the military to buy services.
July 29, 2015 -
The Defense Department is taking a scrub brush to its acquisition regulations and getting rid of any nasty growths that have been slowing down the process over the years. The Pentagon tested a handful of these changes already and is finding success in taking out layers of bureaucracy. Katrina McFarland is the assistant secretary of Defense for acquisition. After her speech at the National Contract Management Association’s World Congress in Dallas, she told Executive Editor Jason Miller about DoD’s acquisition regulation scrubbing effort.
July 29, 2015 -
Katrina McFarland, the assistant secretary of Defense for acquisition, said a new report is in the final approval stages that will detail changes to the Defense FAR. The goal is to save the military and industry money from unnecessary procurement rules.
July 29, 2015 Federal overseers charged with monitoring the government’s biotoxin safety programs made clear Tuesday that the Army research laboratory which mistakenly sent dozens of batches of live Anthrax to research facilities should have known years ago…
July 28, 2015-
The Army laboratory that sent dozens of batches of live Anthrax to research facilities by accident should have known for years that something was wrong with their protocols for handling biotoxins. The Department of Health and Human Services has identified at least four serious safety violations by Dugway Proving Ground over the last decade and issued several citations. More from Federal News Radio’s DoD reporter Jared Serbu.
July 28, 2015 -
The House has a number of bills on its calendar this week that, if enacted, could have significant impacts on federal employees and their dependents.
July 28, 2015 -
Customs and Border Protection had a problem: how to heighten security while grappling with rising international travel. If you traveled abroad prior to 2008, you probably remember the long wait times and seemingly overwhelmed customs officers. In stepped John Wagner, the Deputy Assistant Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection. He helped streamline the process, and was named one of this year's 33 Service to America Medal finalists. He spoke with Tom Temin on the Federal Drive about his work.
July 28, 2015 -
The Art League is hosting an exhibit of artwork created by a soldier recovering from a traumatic brain injury.
July 24, 2015 -
The commander of US Cyber Command says he wants to create an effective early warning system for cyberspace – potentially ringing alarm bells when foreign adversaries are preparing attacks on government, or even private networks. But to do it, he says he needs more voluntary sharing of cyber threat information between the federal government and commercial companies. More from Federal News Radio’s DoD reporter Jared Serbu.
July 24, 2015 A Pentagon investigation finds DoD has been dangerously shipping live samples of anthrax to research facilities for the past 12 years. The review found the samples went to at least 86 separate labs in several countries. While there’s no evidence anyone was actually sickened by the bacteria, investigators found systemic flaws in the government’s management of the world’s deadliest biological agents. Federal News Radio’s DoD reporter Jared Serbu has the details. Read Jared's related story.
July 24, 2015-
DoD’s investigation found one facility in Utah sent Anthrax to public and private labs in 20 states and seven countries over the last 10 years, and identified major inconsistencies in DoD’s handling of bioweapons. Military leaders ordered a new investigation of Army facility where the deadline bioagent originated from.
July 24, 2015 -
A Pentagon investigation found DoD has been inadvertently shipping live samples of Anthrax to research facilities for at least a decade. The review found the samples went to at least 86 separate laboratories, and while there’s no evidence anyone was actually sickened by the deadly bacteria, there are inherent flaws in the way DoD manages its biological agents program. Federal News Radio’s DoD Reporter Jared Serbu has the details.
July 23, 2015 -
The Defense Department wants to change some of its personnel policies for the first time in decades. Acting Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Brad Carson is working on series of recommendations as part of the Pentagon's Force of the Future initiative. Those recommendations are due to Defense Secretary Ash Carter by Aug. 19. Ron Sanders is the vice president of Booz Allen Hamilton and former chief human capital officer for the Office of the Director for National Intelligence. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose about a war gaming exercise he participated in and what the future of the defense workforce might look like.
July 23, 2015 -
A bipartisan group of Senators want to give the Homeland Security Department more authority over the dot-gov domain. A new bill would make into law the responsibilities and authorities DHS currently has under policy from the White House. Federal News Radio’s Executive Editor Jason Miller joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive with details on the new bill.
July 23, 2015 -
Jointness is all over the new National Military Strategy. Outgoing Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey describes how each armed service will contribute equally to national security. Jim Holmes is a professor of strategy at the US Naval War College. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose that he has little sense of what the U.S. maritime strategy will look like and how it function with land and air forces.
July 22, 2015