SDFM The Business of Defense
-
The U.S. in Afghanistan suffered two misfortunes Thursday. The Taliban broke off talks with the U.S., and President Hamid Karzai said NATO should pull out of rural areas and speed up the transfer of security responsibilities to Afghan forces nationwide in the wake of the killing of 16 civilians, by a U.S soldier. U.S. officials say there is no immediate plan to pull out of the villages.
March 16, 2012 -
Vice President of Unified Communications Navy/Air Force Systems Mr. John Walsh is the vice president of Unified Communications at General Dynamics Information Technology. He heads a line of business that provides systems integration, life-cycle engineering…
March 16, 2012 -
March 20th, 2012 This panel will discuss the leading trends to the adoption of Unified Communications, key benefits of moving to a UC platform and the acquisition process, considerations, risks and /or constraints agencies have to keep in mind as they move towards a UC platform.
March 16, 2012 -
Gladys Commons, assistant secretary of the Navy for financial management and comptroller, said the Navy hopes to have its Statement of Budgetary Resources audit-ready by the end of 2013, ahead of the Defense Department\'s deadline.
March 15, 2012 -
This week on AFGE\'s \"Inside Government\" Council of Prison Locals President Dale Deshotel and TSA Local 1120 Montana Vice President Eric Wood shed light on the dangers of privatization at their agencies. Food & Water Watch Senior Lobbyist Tony Corbo addresses ongoing concerns with a proposal to change federal poultry inspections while AFGE DoD Local 2142 President Joe Gonzales details the impact of workplace conditions on employee morale.
March 14, 2012 -
March 13th, 2012 at 2PM The advent of Big Data is creating a challenge for Federal agencies that are pursuing cloud computing and mobility initiatives. If data is locked up in brittle and/or underperforming resources, agencies can\'t realize the productivity gains promised by cloud computing and post-PC era technologies. Listen to learn more on how your agency can manage the rapid growth of data and derive greater value from that data.
March 12, 2012 -
In a possible conflict with Iran over its nuclear program, one piece of the puzzle is becoming clear. Reuters is reporting that an Air Force General says a 30,000-pound, bunker buster bomb designed to smash through some 200 feet of concrete before exploding would be a \"great weapon\". Lieutenant General Herbert Carlisle, Air Force deputy chief of staff for operations, says the military began receiving only last year.
March 12, 2012 -
FLEO President Jon Adler and Tony Vergnetti, president of Federal Employee Defense Services, will talk about legislation affecting federal law enforcement officers. March 9, 2012
March 09, 2012 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs has started delivering health benefits handbooks, custom tailored to the situations of individual veterans. Vets in VA\'s Priority Group 1 have already started receiving the books, which detail VA facility information, personalized benefit and copay details and other information. For female veterans, the book will include gender-specific coverage information and details on how to get covered care outside of VA facilities. The agency\'s planning to create a secure online version of the personalized handbooks soon.
March 09, 2012 -
The Office of Management and Budget says a new 2.0 version of the government\'s IT dashboard will give a lot more insight into individual agencies\' IT spending. Federal CIO Steven VanRoekel says the revamped dashboard will give the public access to individual projects and activities associated with an IT investment, along with connections to funding sources. OMB hopes the more granular data will help identify duplication in agency IT projects and help pinpoint performance problems.
March 09, 2012 -
Members of the U.S. Armed Forces in good standing pose very little risk to aviation security. So as a part of its intelligence-driven, risk-based approach to security TSA will now offering expedited screening benefits to active duty service members at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). Eligible service members include U.S. Armed Forces service members including reservist and National Guard members, who possess a valid Common Access Card (CAC) and are traveling out of DCA.
March 09, 2012 -
As Commissioner of Social Security, he has focused his efforts on reducing the disability backlog and improving service to the public, particularly through electronic services.
March 08, 2012 -
Russia\'s accusing Libya of running a training center for Syrian rebels and arming the fighters in their battle to overthrow the country\'s President Bashar al-Assad. Russia\'s ambassador to the United Nations, Vitaly Churkin, told the U.N. Security Council, \"We have received information that in Libya, with the support of the authorities, there is a special training center for the Syrian revolutionaries and people are sent to Syria to attack the legal government.\"
March 08, 2012 -
This week on AFGE\'s \"Inside Government\" AFGE National Council of Social Security Administration Field Operations Locals President Witold Skwierczynski discusses the union\'s conceptual agreement with SSA for a new national contract. Skwierczynski also addresses the impact of office closures on the public. AFGE Housing and Urban Development Council 222 Executive Vice President Carolyn Federoff analyzes the federal deficit while Environmental Agency Protection Council 238 Executive Vice President Tom Link provides an update on the council\'s Save the Environment - Save the EPA campaign.
March 07, 2012 -
The following is a full transcript of FedCentral’s interview with General James Jones, United States Marine Core (Ret), former National Security Advisor and Deloitte Senior Advisor and General Charles F. Wald: Director and Leader of…
March 07, 2012