SDFM The Business of Defense
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This week on AFGE\'s \"Inside Government\" The Nation Publisher Katrina vanden Heuvel and U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) join us from the Take Back the American Dream Conference to address the U.S. jobs crisis and the value of public service. Former U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexis Herman discusses challenges facing the American workforce.
October 05, 2011 -
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Jordan Harris, winemaker, Tarara Winery Lisa Yockelson, baking cookbook author Jamie Leeds, chef/owner of Hank\'s Oyster Bar Spence McKenna, dining room director, Lansdowne Resort
October 04, 2011 -
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National Director US Cyber Challenge (USCC) Karen S. Evans is serving as the National Director for the US Cyber Challenge (USCC). The USCC is the nationwide talent search and skills development program focused specifically on…
October 03, 2011 -
The following is a full transcript of FedCentral’s interview with Lt. General Harry Raduege Jr. USAF (Ret), Chairman, The Deloitte Center for Cyber Innovation, Deloitte Services LP and Karen Evans, Partner, KE& T Partners, LLC…
October 03, 2011 -
October 5th, 2011 How far have we come and what are our biggest challenges—and opportunities—ahead as Cybersecurity comes of age? Hear what Lt. General Harry Raduege. Jr. and Karen Evans have to say about this compelling discussion.
October 03, 2011 -
Ms. McGrath leads the Department\'s efforts to better synchronize, integrate and coordinate DoD business operations.
October 03, 2011 -
How does your agency compare to others when it comes to allowing employees to telework? The latest Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey gives some insight.
October 02, 2011 -
There\'s a new top military leader at the Pentagon, Army General Martin Dempsey. President Obama called Dempsey one of the military\'s most battle-tested officers. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Dempsey knows about people, \"he knows about hard work, he knows about sacrifice.\" Dempsey said at his swearing in, \"We\'ll change and we\'ll be challenged,\" He also said when his turn is up, he intends to be able to say the military is still strong.
September 30, 2011 -
Military health care premiums for retirees will be raised slightly starting Saturday and that more cost increases are on the way. According to the Associated Press, premiums haven\'t been raised since 1994 and still will be just a fraction of what civilians pay. Officials said Thursday that individual retirees will pay $260 annually, up from $230; and it will be $520 annually for a family, up from $460. Yearly hikes are expected in the future.
September 30, 2011 -
A 26-year-old Massachusetts man has been arrested and charged in connection with a plot to damage or destroy the Pentagon and U.S. Capitol. Rezwan Ferdaus, of Ashland, Mass. and a U.S. citizen, also was charged with attempting to provide material support and resources to a foreign terrorist organization -- specifically to al-Qaida -- in order to carry out attacks on U.S. soldiers stationed overseas.
September 30, 2011 -
Iraq is going to buy 18 F-16 warplanes from the U.S. This is a step forward in a still unclear discussion about what the U.S. role will be in Iraq after the U.S military drawdown is complete. U.S. military officials say Iraq is spending three billion dollars on the fighters. Iraqi and U.S. military officials contend that a more capable Air Force is a major priority. It\'s unclear yet whether the Lockheed Martin F-16s they are buying would be the standard A/B model or the more advanced C/D variant.
September 30, 2011