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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 -
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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 -
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Ms. McGrath leads the Department\'s efforts to better synchronize, integrate and coordinate DoD business operations.
October 03, 2011 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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A former Marine accused of firing shots at the Pentagon, Marine Corps museum and other military buildings has been charged with damaging his jail cell in an apparent escape attempt. The Associated Press reports, Loudoun County sheriff\'s office says officials noticed damage Friday to a cinder block wall of Yonathan Melaku\'s holding cell. Officials say the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center is constructed as a maximum security facility.
September 30, 2011 -
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The Moroccan government says an al-Qaida-linked cell planning attacks inside that country has been dismantled. Morocco has been has been left alone in recent years by Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, the North African branch of the terror network, but the latest arrests suggest the group is trying to work its way into the country of 32 million. A three-man group with connections to Al Qaida were arrested.
September 30, 2011 -
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A fishing boat and a Russian nuclear-powered submarine collided off the country\'s Pacific coast, damaging the outer shell of the naval vessel but causing no radiation leak, Russian news agencies reported on Thursday. According to Reuters, \"the nuclear reactor of the submarine St George the Conqueror was unaffected and radiation levels after Wednesday\'s incident in Avachin Bay off Kamchatka Peninsula were normal.\"
September 30, 2011 -
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China has condemned the United States for its latest arms sales offer to Taiwan, calling the decision \"grave interference\" in Chinese internal affairs and warning it will damage U.S. military and security ties with Beijing. On the other side of the matter, Taiwan is upset the U.S. won\'t sell them the advanced F-16 C and D version of the fighters they want. Instead the U.S. says it will only sell upgrades to the current A and B models.
September 30, 2011 -
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There will be fallout from the killing of former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani. Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen says it seems the Taliban is shifting tactics to more spectacular, high-profile attacks and assassinations. He said this also means that U.S. and Afghan forces will have to adjust to it. Mullen said at a news conference commanders are working with the Afghans to shore up their personal security.
September 30, 2011 -
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An historic day for the Pentagon. Gays can officially be accepted at recruiting stations. The legal ban on openly gay service is a thing of the past as of today. The Pentagon says almost 100% of all military personnel have now undergone training about the new regulation. In preparation for questions about the new rule, the Pentagon says existing standards of personal conduct, such as those prohibiting public displays of affection, regardless of sexual orientation, will not change.
September 30, 2011
