Defense

• Don’t Ask working group marches on

  The Senate vote that failed to begin debate on the defense authorization bill does not change the Defense Department\'s process on the possible repeal of the so-called \"Don\'t Ask, Don\'t Tell\" law.

  Federal Drive

  September 23, 2010
• MSPB opens up to oral arguments

  Transparency moves the MSPB to hear oral arguments for the first time in nearly 30 years.

  Federal Drive

  September 23, 2010
• DOD brain injury office chief under investigation

  A Pentagon official is under investigation for allegedly making unwanted sexual advances and creating a hostile work environment.

  Federal Drive

  September 23, 2010
• Military improves brain trauma treatment

  Nine years of conflict have revolutionized the way the military treats people wounded in battle. That includes faster evacuations, better-executed trauma care networks, and huge advances in treating amputations and spinal-cord injuries.

  Defense

  September 22, 2010
• VA CIO discusses intersection of safety and transparency

  Roger Baker, chief information officer for the Department of Veterans Affairs, how to balance cybersecurity and transparency.

  Budget

  September 22, 2010
• David M. Bowen discusses his leadership

  September 20th and September 22nd Mr. Bowen has over 25 years experience in healthcare information technology management in the provider, payer, consultant and vendor areas.

  Defense

  September 22, 2010
• Army Materiel moving from Belvoir to ‘Bama

  The Army Material Command is moving from Ft. Belvoir to Redstone Arsenal. At least most of it is. We get an update from Kate Kelley, chief of the BRAC office.

  Federal Drive

  September 22, 2010
• Projects in the crosshairs at Defense

  Defense Department agencies and the armed services have a tall order from the secretary. Robert Gates has called for $100 billion dollars in spending reductions over the next five years. Jim McAleese tells us who should be feeling the heat.

  Federal Drive

  September 22, 2010
• Labor-management forums in need of some clarity

  Both employee unions and agencies say certain phrases in President Obama\'s executive order creating these committees need to be better defined. VA deputy secretary Gould will lead an effort to bring some precision to terms such as pre-decisional, to make sure everyone is working from the same sheet of paper. National Council on Federal-Labor Management Relations also details first set of bargaining pilots, called B-1.

  Budget

  September 22, 2010
• Young: Multiyear contracts at DoD can save money

  John Young, former Undersecretary of Defense, argues for the need to use more multi-year procurement contracts at DoD.

  Federal Drive

  September 21, 2010
• Can multi-year procurements help DoD cut costs?

  Federal News Radio’s Francis Rose spoke with John Young, the former Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics. Young discussed the benefits of multi-year procurements, the topic of his recent article in the Federal…

  Defense

  September 21, 2010
• Marine company goes solar

  A Marine company in California uses only solar energy to power its Command Center.

  Defense

  September 21, 2010
• VA spends $50M for IT security

  The Department of Veterans Affairs is spending more than $50 million to help ensure their information security. The money will help the VA better identify all laptops, desktop PCs and other devices linked to its…

  Defense

  September 21, 2010
• Lawmakers try to stop JFCOM shutdown

  A week from today --the Senate Armed Services Committee is going to have a hearing about Pentagon\'s plans to close the Joint Forces Command headquarters in Norfolk to save money. Va. Sen. Jim Webb, who is a former Navy Secretary has pushed to get the hearing because they are concerned that the JFCOM closure will hit Virginia and the Tidewater region hard from an economic perspective. Webb and the rest of the Va. Congressional delegations are said to be exploring options to stop the shutdown.

  Congress

  September 21, 2010