Defense
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If outsourcing is the answer, what should be the question? We hear from Commissioner Grant Green of the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan.
July 15, 2010 -
The CEW is a workforce of Department of Defense civilians trained and equipped to deploy oversees in support of worldwide military missions. We learn more about it from Frank DiGiovanni, the Acting Director of Readiness and Training Policy and Programs at Defense.
July 14, 2010 -
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The Department of Veterans Affairs has decided to scrap large portions of its $400 million FLITE financial management modernization program.
July 13, 2010 -
As the U.S. military pulls troops and equipment out of Iraq, the State Department will have to rely increasingly on contractors.
July 13, 2010 -
The first two bids were expected but a surprise third bidder has joined the contest. Aviation industry analyst Richard Aboulafia explains.
July 13, 2010 -
New regulations decrease the burden on veterans seeking treatment and benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder.
July 12, 2010 -
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DHS gets official oversight over all civilian agency computer networks.
July 09, 2010 -
The day the Navy held its third industry day for the multi-billion dollar NGEN follow-on contract, the service also reupped their current deal with HP.
July 09, 2010 -
Gay rights groups are concerned the Pentagon\'s massive survey of military attitudes toward repealing the \"don\'t ask don\'t tell\" policy could produce skewed results.
July 09, 2010 -
The soldier accused of downloading a huge trove of secret data from military computers in Iraq copied thousands of files and disguised them as Lady Gaga files.
July 09, 2010 -
The National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration - with assistance from the U.S. Coast Guard and Navy - has started to survey a new ship anchorage site at the mouth of the Mississippi River in the Gulf of Mexico - for ships to undergo inspection and oil decontamination before entering ports. Shipping vessels are currently facing increasing time delays and other challenges as they try to avoid the oil slicks caused by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. A magnetometer survey of a proposed alternate anchorage site would ensure the safety of ships, their crews, and the marine environment by making sure that there are no buried pipelines in the proposed area that would be ruptured by ships lowering their anchors. Maritime commerce is important farmers especially, who need to export their crops through Gulf ports, as do the millions of retail outlets nationwide that rely on a constant flow of imports.
July 09, 2010 -
HP receives deal that could be for up to five years and worth up to $3 billion. Navy continues to develop follow-on contract, NGEN.
July 09, 2010 -
The government is preparing to issue new rules that will make it substantially easier for veterans who have been found to have post-traumatic stress disorder to receive disability benefits.
July 08, 2010