SDFM The Business of Defense
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Did the man killed in the Toulouse, France standoff have an accomplice when he killed seven people before his own demise? A video apparently showing a gunman\'s attacks on soldiers and a Jewish school was sent to the Al-Jazeera television network but not by him. Al-Jazeera decided not to air a video that allegedly was filmed from the killer\'s point of view and show his victims anguish before their deaths.
March 28, 2012 -
The military may be the biggest user of energy in the federal government, but the Navy is doing its part to lessen the load, according to Tom Hicks, deputy assistant secretary of the Navy for energy.
March 27, 2012 -
Sixteen NATO service members, including eight Americans, have been killed by Afghan security officials or militants disguised in their uniforms so far this year. That would raise to 80 the estimated number of NATO service members killed by Afghan security forces since 2007, according to an Associated Press tally based on Pentagon figures released in February. More than 75 percent of the attacks have occurred in the past two years.
March 27, 2012 -
Dexter Brooks and Jo Linda Johnson from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and Doug Gentile from the Association of Federal External Civil Rights Specialists and Officers, will discuss some of the EEO issues they are currently working on. March 23, 2012
March 23, 2012 -
Kirit Amin serves as the Chief Technology and Innovation Officer at the US Department of Housing and Urban Development in the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) as of February 2012 Kirit Amin served…
March 23, 2012 -
Thomas (Tom) Boyce, PMP. Boyce is the Deputy CIO, and Director, Office of Information Systems, at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. In this position, he has oversight responsibilities of an IT program with a $100…
March 23, 2012 -
CTO, Dell Services Federal Government Known widely as a passionate technologist with more than 27 years of it experience (17 years in federal government and 10 years in industry), Mr. Lush specializes in infrastructure (network,…
March 23, 2012 -
Susie Adams is the Chief Technology Officer for Microsoft Federal’s Civilian business. In her present role she oversees and implements the technical strategy for Microsoft’s IGO, Finance and Land Management and Civilian Agency Federal Government…
March 23, 2012 -
Tuesday, March 27th Federal agencies are working hard to comply with the Cloud First mandate evaluating projects that are ready to move to public and private clouds. The concept of a Private Cloud is a computing model that uses resources which are dedicated to your agency. While virtualization is an important technological component of private cloud, the key differentiator is the continued abstraction of computing resources from infrastructure and the machines (virtual or otherwise) used to deliver those resources. Only by delivering this abstraction can customers achieve the benefits of private cloud - including improved agility and responsiveness, reduced TCO, and increased business alignment and focus. Most importantly, a private cloud promises to exceed the cost effectiveness of a virtualized infrastructure through higher workload density and greater resource utilization. Join us for a discussion on the benefits of Private cloud and next steps that should be considered.
March 23, 2012 -
France suspend all security involvement with Mali following a military coup and appealed for the restoration of the constitutional order in the poor West African country. Drunken soldiers have been looting the presidential palace since they declared a coup soldiers and suspended the constitutions in Mali, one of the few established democracies in that region of Africa. There\'s no firm word on the whereabouts of the country\'s president who had been just one month away from stepping down after a decade in office.
March 23, 2012 -
Mr. Jackson\'s leadership focus includes IT strategic planning and governance, IT investment management and government transparency.
March 22, 2012 -
A decade of war has not deterred people from signing up to work for the Navy and Marine Corps. Juan Garcia, the Navy\'s assistant secretary for manpower and reserve affairs, said retention rates are so high the agency has had to let some people go.
March 22, 2012 -
This week on AFGE\'s \"Inside Government\" the union\'s Public Policy Director Jacque Simon analyzes the House Republican 2013 budget proposal and the potential impact on federal workers and public services. AFGE 3rd District National Vice President Keith Hill then turns the focus to Transportation Security Officers and the challenges they face at the workplace. Lastly, SUNY at Stony Brook Center for Study of Working Class Life Director Michael Zweig details his book, \"The Working Class Majority: America\'s Best Kept Secret.\"
March 21, 2012 -
An Afghan soldier shot to death a 22-year-old Marine at an outpost in southwestern Afghanistan last month. This is a previously undisclosed case of an apparent Afghan turncoat. It\'s at least the seventh killing of an American military member by his supposed ally in the past six weeks according the Marines. Lance Cpl. Edward J. Dycus of Greenville, Miss., was shot in the back of the head on Feb. 1 while standing guard at an Afghan-U.S. base in the Marja district of Helmand province.
March 19, 2012 -
Mr. Stier is a member of the National Academy of Public Administration and a member of the New York State SAGE (Spending and Government Efficiency) Commission.
March 16, 2012