Defense
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Nora Bensahel, distinguished scholar in residence at American University, and retired Lt. Gen. David Barno, a distinguished practitioner there, are co-authors of The Future of the Army, published by the Atlantic Council. They walked Federal Drive with Tom Temin through some of the budget challenges the Army currently faces.
October 11, 2016 -
Industry can no longer protest civilian agency task and delivery orders worth more than $10 million to the GAO after the Senate didn’t pass a bill that would’ve extended the authority permanently.
October 11, 2016 -
Defense Secretary Ash Carter is making an appearance on late night television. Find out what other cabinet members have gone through the gauntlet.
October 10, 2016 -
National Guard units were activated in several East Coast states over the weekend to help with the relief effort in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew.
October 10, 2016 -
Eric Fanning, the secretary of the Army, said last week that he's ordered a new initiative designed to reduce time-consuming requirements directed by Department of the Army headquarters, particularly with regard to training.
October 10, 2016 -
The Army closed out the fiscal year that ended a little over a week ago having met its recruiting goals for the first time in five years.
October 10, 2016 -
The Army is taking a fresh look at how much of the development and sustainment of computer code ought to be left to contractors and whether it’s time to bring some of that work in-house.
October 10, 2016 -
The Navy is stuck somewhere back in the Cold Car or maybe World War II. In order to properly equip with new ships, the Navy must change. Bryan McGrath, managing director of the Ferry Bridge Group, Joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with the whys and hows.
October 07, 2016 -
From gathering weather data in the air to providing relief on the ground, federal employees snap into action as Hurricane Matthew ravages the East Coast.
October 07, 2016 -
The JRSS effort will eventually consolidate about 125 separate points of Army cyber defense into 25 shared, regional centers to protect both classified and unclassified networks.
October 06, 2016 -
The Army is taking a hard look at its childcare and expects a report by the end of the month.
October 06, 2016 -
The Defense Department's newest advisory board has a handful of all-stars in it, but is it up for the challenge?
October 05, 2016 -
The Army's new Rapid Capabilities Office is taking it's name to heart and issuing a charter next month.
October 04, 2016 -
Association of the U.S. Army hosts its annual conference at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.
October 04, 2016 -
Maj. Gen. Joseph Harrington, the commander of U.S. Army Africa, talks to Jared Serbu on Federal Drive with Tom Temin at the Association of the U.S. Army conference about the U.S. Africa Command. The Defense Department's newest geographic command marks its 10th anniversary next year.
October 04, 2016