SDFM The Business of Defense
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Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security. He said in a statement, "In recent years, social media have become useful and efficient tools for the government to communicate both to its workers and the American people. Given DHS' size and makeup, social media are particularly helpful for DHS to improve its relationship with its employees and communicate with the public during both natural and man-made disasters."
September 16, 2013 -
This week on AFGE's "Inside Government" General Services Administration Local 2275 President John Garvey discusses efforts to end workplace discrimination while new Council of Prison Locals President Eric Young shares his top priorities going forward. Also, AFGE District 11 National Fair Practices Coordinator Ivan Weich responds to a layoff proposal at the Columbia Basin Job Corps in Moses Lake, Wash. and Department of Veterans Affairs Local 1988 EVP Geddes Scott advocates for more staffing at the VA.
September 16, 2013 -
September 10, 2013 Federal News Radio's Jason Miller talks to VMware's Doug Bourgeois about federal IT.
September 16, 2013 -
The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office has announced that two U.S. servicemen, missing in action from World War II, have been identified and are being returned to their families for burial with full military honors.
September 13, 2013 -
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.
September 12, 2013 -
The number of sexual assaults reported to the Navy has grown by approximately 50 percent in the last year. The Associated Press reports Navy officials said Wednesday that "is a sign that a growing number of sailors feel more comfortable reporting an assault and believe something will be done about it when they do. The Navy said it is on pace to end the 2013 fiscal year later this month with about 1,100 reports of sexual assault. That's up from the 726 sexual assaults reported in the previous fiscal year."
September 12, 2013 -
The U.S. military has conducted its first operational test of the THAAD missile defense system and the ship-based Aegis system aimed at intercepting two medium-range ballistic missiles fired almost simultaneously. The test was conducted early Tuesday in the western Pacific. Officials say the test was important because it demonstrated the ability of the U.S. military to defend against possible regional ballistic missile threats from countries like Iran or North Korea or even accidental releases.
September 11, 2013 -
Joe Opdahl Director Marketing for Big Data Analytics & Storage Solutions Intel Corporation Joseph Opdahl is a Director of Marketing with Intel Corporation focusing on Big Data Computing and Storage solutions into enterprise datacenter customers.…
September 10, 2013 -
Brian Weiss Vice President Global lead,Subject Matter Experts Autonomy, Hewlett-Packard Company Brian Weiss serves as Vice President for Autonomy and HP software. In this role he leads the Autonomy’s domain expert group, with a focus…
September 10, 2013 -
G. DANIEL DONEY Chief Innovation Officer Dan Doney was assigned as Chief Innovation Officer for the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) in February 2013. He is pursuing an aggressive strategy to reform agency operation building agility…
September 10, 2013 -
In part two of our look at Big Data, AFCEA Answers explores how the Defense Department is coping with gathering, storing, and analyzing the huge datasets from the growing universe of sensors available to the warfighter. Progress is being made in the five "V's": volume, velocity, variety, veracity, and value, but more work needs to be done, creating potentially profitable business opportunities for innovative firms in the IT industry.
September 10, 2013 -
Mike Parker is the Treasury Department’s Deputy Chief Information Officer (CIO). As part of the Office of the CIO leadership team, he assists the CIO in the strategic management and direction of a broad spectrum…
September 10, 2013 -
Keith Trippie Executive Director, Enterprise System Development Office Office of the Chief Information Officer Keith Trippie is the Executive Director for the Enterprise System Development Office (ESDO) within Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO)…
September 10, 2013 -
The Federal Government spends billions on IT products and federal contractors rely on an effective marketing strategy to capture as much money as possible.
September 10, 2013 -
On this week's edition of Agency of the Month, Nick Guertin, the Navy's director of Transformation in the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, joins host Sean McCalley to discuss how online gaming is helping the Navy with its acquisition strategies.
September 10, 2013