ASMC The Business of Defense

  • Trouble may be looming for President Barack Obama's pick for CIA director. Sen. Lindsey Graham, a member of the Armed Services Committee, says until the administration provides answers on the deadly Sept. 11 assault in Libya that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans, he's going to delay the confirmation of John Brennan. Graham said the administration has been stone-walling on Benghazi and it has to stop. At issue is the finger-pointing about who changed the talking points concerning what happened in the attack.

    January 08, 2013
  • The Pentagon is preparing small military teams to send to Africa to help deal with growing insurgencies in the Northern part of the continent. In the meantime, officials in Mali say Islamists who seized the northern half of the country are moving closer to areas under government control. The insurgent advance was noted recently as Al-Qaida linked militants used bulldozers and heavy machinery to construct hideouts in the in Northern Mali. Now there's concern they could take over the whole country.

    January 08, 2013
  • Marines and sailors assigned to Marine units are required to wear the appropriate seasonal service uniform. American Forces Press is reporting, the designated uniform worn from November to March will be the Service B "Bravos" and from April to October, the Service C "Charlies". The Air Force rescinded its "Blues Monday" policy that had required most airmen to wear the blue uniform every Monday. Neither the Army nor Navy have service wide requirements regarding wear of service uniforms.

    January 07, 2013
  • What is NIH doing to advance biomedical research? What is being done to ensure the soundness of the country's credit union system? How can government better manage risks, reduce waste, and use resources more wisely? What are some of the key issues for governing in the next four years?

    January 03, 2013
  • U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced concern about reports of air strikes in Myanmar's Kachin State, A 20-month conflict between government troops and rebels has been escalating in recent days. The hostilities have already caused large-scale displacement of civilians who are in need of humanitarian assistance. Myanmar, formerly known as Burma was under military rule for almost a half century until 2011.

    January 03, 2013
  • This week on AFGE's "Inside Government" the program revisits several memorable interviews from 2012. Guests include Reps. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., and Donna Christensen, D- Virgin Islands, and former Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D- Ohio, who participated in a congressional roundtable on health care reform. Sens. Tim Kaine, D-Va., and Ben Cardin, D-Md., and Rebuild the Dream President and Co-founder Van Jones also appear.

    January 02, 2013
  • You may find it hard to believe, but Al Qaida elements have been busy the North West Africa country of Mali. They've been using bulldozers, earth movers and other heavy construction equipment left behind by fleeing construction crews to dig an elaborate network of tunnels, trenches, shafts and ramparts into remote desert bases, and in the and cliff faces of northern Mali. US intelligence sources say they're preparing for an attack on their new home by African and Western forces.

    January 02, 2013
  • Featured guests: Dennis Bakke, Co-Founder & CEO, Imagine Schools Andrew Nussbaum, Partner, AAJ Interactive Technologies Katie Gutierrez Miller, Founder & CEO, Assistant Match Jay Shah and Ben Davies, EVP, CFO Co-managers, Octo Consulting Group

    December 27, 2012
  • Featured guests: Vijay Lakshman, Chief Creative Officer 2nd in Command, Naaya, LLC Paula Calimafde, Principal, Paley Rothman Michael Goldstein, Founder, Exhilarator (formerly Endeavor DC) Richard Roby, President, Combustions Science & Engineering Inc

    December 27, 2012
  • Featured guests: Greg Kindinger, President & CEO Homefirst Mortgage Corp. Thomas Weithman, Managing Director & VP Center for Innovative Technology/GAP funds Paul Trapp, CEO and Steve Davis, President FederalConference.com Thomas Coulter Gibson, Chairman/CEO Coulter

    December 27, 2012
  • Featured guests: Craig Guice, CEO Outsource IT David Anderson, COO Lerch, Early & Brewer Chtd. Charles Nahabedian, CEO Vidokall & Medex Spot Carlos Del Toro, President & CEO SBG Technology Solutions

    December 27, 2012
  • Featured guests: Benjamin Wilson, Managing Principal Beveridge & Diamond PC Fran Kysela, Owner & President Kysela Pere Et Fils, ltd. Bill Bullock, CEO & Co-Founder WiTopia, Inc. John Holaday, PhD, CEO & Managing Director QRxPharma

    December 27, 2012
  • Featured guests: Scott Hamberger, CEO & Co-Founder Fortessa, Inc Robin Gliboff, Executive Director Greenspring Bruce Bernstein, Co-Managing Partner Greenblum & Bernstein P.L.C. Eric Franklin, President & CEO Ermiax, Inc.

    December 27, 2012
  • Featured guests: Song Yi, CFO Standard Solar Jim Gibbons, CEO Goodwill Industries International Dendy Young, Managing Partner/Chairman McLean Capital, LLC/Northern Virginia Technology Council Waylon Krush, Co-founder & CEO Lunarline, Inc.

    December 27, 2012