SDFM The Business of Defense
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Ron Woody, Senior Solutions Architect at Xerox, talks about constituent servicing You do not appear to have Flash installed, or the version is too old. In order to enjoy our video experience, please install the…
November 19, 2013 -
Stripping military commanders of the authority to prosecute serious crimes such as rape and sexual assault could make it worse for victims. That's the essence of a letter that 11 members of the Senate Armed Services Committee sent to colleagues Monday rejecting the solution offered by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y. She has the public support of nearly half the Senate for removing commanders from deciding whether serious crimes go to trial and giving that authority to seasoned trial lawyers who have prosecutorial experience and hold the rank of colonel or higher.
November 19, 2013 -
A big change is coming to the federal technology community. For the first time ever, federal agencies are expected to spend less on information technology in 2014 than the year before. Federal News Radio's special report, A New Era in Technology, examines the sea change that will force everyone in both federal agencies and industry to think differently. Federal News Radio's exclusive survey of 900 feds and 50 contractors found that even though technology at agencies is changing, agencies still fall behind the curve.
November 19, 2013 -
A self-described "hacktivist" will spend 10 years in prison for illegally accessing computer systems of law enforcement agencies and government contractors. Before hearing his sentence, an unrepentant Jeremy Hammond told a federal judge that his goal was to expose injustices by the private intelligence industry when he joined forces with Anonymous. "Yes I broke the law, but I believe sometimes laws must be broken in order to make room for change," he said. The Chicago computer whiz and college dropout insisted his hacking days are over but added, "I still believe in hacktivism as a form of civil disobedience."
November 18, 2013 -
Google is warning U.S. lawmakers that U.S. spying operations risk fracturing the open Internet into a "splinter net" that could hurt American business. In the first public testimony before Congress by a major technology company since former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden disclosed top secret surveillance programs, Google said it should be allowed to provide the public more information about government demands for user data.
November 18, 2013 -
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told members of STRATCOM there is "no room for error" by those responsible for America's nuclear forces. This was the first time he commented on what he called "troubling lapses" in professionalism within the nuclear ranks. Last month, two senior nuclear commanders were fired amid misconduct investigations, and in August, service members working at a nuclear-missile base in Montana failed a safety and security inspection.
November 18, 2013 -
After a Pentagon directive "with no escape clause" for all DoD components to migrate to a single email system, Navy and Marine Corps respond by studying the business case for doing so. Officials want to figure out the cost to move to the DISA-run service.
November 18, 2013 -
Debra Roth hosts a roundtable discussion of federal law enforcement issues, and how agency interaction has changed since 9/11. November 15, 2013
November 15, 2013 -
In this week's edition of Inside the Reporter's Notebook, Executive Editor Jason Miller shares news and buzz in the acquisition and IT communities that you may have missed.
November 15, 2013 -
Andrew Battin is the Director of the Office of Information Collection in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Environmental Information. He is a member of the Senior Executive Service (SES) and has over…
November 15, 2013 -
Aubrey has 27 years of experience in Network & Systems/Sales Engineering in both Carrier (fixed and mobile) and Enterprise environments. Prior to joining Solera Networks in 2011, he held SE positions at Qosmos, Ellacoya Networks,…
November 15, 2013 -
Richard A. Spires currently serves as an independent consultant specializing in senior-level operations and information technology issues for large-scale corporations, IT product companies, and US Federal Government entities. Mr. Spires was appointed and served as…
November 15, 2013 -
The Postal Service will kick off its pilot to provide identity management services in the cloud in early 2014. The IRS and DHS also are pursuing complimentary initiatives to authorize and authenticate users.
November 15, 2013 -
Dr. Theresa Cullen, chief medical informatics officer at the Veterans Health Administration, leads the program that allows the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs to share data to improve the quality of health care they provide.
November 14, 2013 -
Billions of advertising dollars are spent by businesses attempting to market to the federal government because they spend roughly $3.5 trillion a year!
November 14, 2013