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• Drug probe widens

  An Air Force investigation into illicit drug use has expanded to include 10 officers at six bases in the U.S. and Britain. The Associated Press reports, "Air Force spokesman Lt. Col. Brett Ashworth says nine lieutenants and one captain are being investigated for illegal possession of recreational drugs. He said the case began with the investigation of two officers at Edwards Air Force Base in California and expanded based on their contacts with others."

  Defense

  January 13, 2014
• January 12, 2014

  Federal Insights

  January 13, 2014
• 2013 Trends in law enforcement

  National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund Chairman and CEO Craig Floyd, and Jon Adler with the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, will discuss the 2013 Preliminary end of the year fatality report. January 10, 2014

  FEDtalk

  January 10, 2014
• How to Save Money in Federal Marketing: Economies of Scale

  The Federal Marketing Insight is a weekly feature highlighting a topical federal marketing subject. It's meant to be an insightful and a quick read.

  Federal Insights

  January 09, 2014
• Wounded Warrior Care Changing

  The U.S. Army announced Thursday a restructuring of its Warrior Transition Units (WTUs) as the service prepares for a scheduled withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan and a continued decline in the number of combat wounded. According to Brig. Gen. David Bishop, commander, Warrior Transition Command and Assistant Surgeon General for Warrior Care and Transition, "These changes will improve the care and transition of soldiers through increased standardization, increased cadre to soldier ratios, improved access to resources on installations, and reduced delays in care. They are not related to budget cuts, sequestration or furloughs." As part of the restructuring, the Army will inactivate five WTUs and establish more than a dozen community care units (CCUs) across 11 installations by September 30, 2014.

  Defense

  January 09, 2014
• OMB revising data breach reporting requirements

  The Government Accountability Office in a recent report found the requirement for agencies to report data breaches to the Homeland Security Department within one hour of discovering the incident is of little value.

  Congress

  January 09, 2014
• Troops headed to South Korea

  The United States is going to send 800 more soldiers and about 40 Abrams main battle tanks and other armored vehicles to South Korea next month as part of a military rebalance to East Asia after more than a decade of war in Afghanistan and Iraq. The battalion of troops and M1A2 tanks and about 40 Bradley fighting vehicles are from the 1st U.S. Cavalry Division based at Fort Hood, Texas. They begin a nine-month deployment in South Korea on Feb. 1.

  Defense

  January 09, 2014
• Strategically Prioritizing at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

  What are the strategic priorities of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases? What has been learned about emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases? What's on the horizon for the NIAID? Join host Michael Keegan as he explore these questions and more with Dr. Anthony Fauci, director, NIAID. Dr. Anthony Fauci Director National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

  Management

  January 09, 2014
• AFGE fights for safety improvements at Selfridge ANG Base – January 10, 2014

  This week on AFGE's "Inside Government" DoD Local 2077 President Jon Suminski details OSHA violations at Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Michigan while Witold Skwierczynski, president of AFGE's National Council of Social Security Administration Field Operations Locals, discusses service reductions and field office closures at SSA. Economic Policy Institute Research and Policy Director Josh Bivens also appears.

  Federal Insights

  January 08, 2014
• Why a shift to the cloud will help politicians boost civic engagement

  Cloud computing reduces costs related to upgrades and system maintenance, cuts down on paper usage and increases the speed with which apps can be deployed.

  Technology

  January 08, 2014
• What should be ahead for federal IT in 2014 after Hurricane ACA

  HealthCare.gov was like other failed systems, the result of boiling a toxic stew of poorly defined requirements, the wrong contractor, insufficient oversight and unclear lines of authority.

  Congress

  January 08, 2014
• Defense Health Agency comes into shape through IT shared services

  Dave Bowen, the director of health care IT and chief information officer for DHA, said the business case for the three-month-old organization shows potential savings by eliminating duplicative systems, networks and applications.

  Ask the CIO

  January 08, 2014
• Moran never met Clapper

  Last year we reported that a longtime adviser to the U.S. Director of National Intelligence had resigned after the government learned he had worked since 2010 as a paid consultant for a Chinese technology. That company Huawei Technologies Ltd.is viewed by some as an espionage threat to the U.S. After inquiring with U.S. intelligence officials, it turns out that Theodore H. Moran, a respected expert on China's international investment and professor at Georgetown University, while listed as an advisor, has never even met DNI James Clapper."

  Defense

  January 08, 2014
• Maria Roat

  Maria A. Roat FedRAMP Director General Services Administration Maria A. Roat became FedRAMP Director, Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technology, General Services Administration in January 2013 bringing 30 years of professional experience in information…

  Federal Insights

  January 07, 2014