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ASMC The Business of Defense
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April 6, 2011The lifestyle and unique challenges of service people and their families make them vulnerable to predators, making financial literacy a key among this population to minimize their risk.
April 05, 2011 -
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One federal agency is working on apps so stakeholders can telework along side employees.
April 04, 2011 -
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April 4th & 6th Carol W. Pope is the first Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) career employee to serve as Chairman and Member.
April 01, 2011 -
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Witold Skwierczynski President, AFGE National Council of SSA Field Operations Locals David Wright President, AFGE Federal Protective Service Local 918 Dr. Fredrick Snow President, Grantham University
March 30, 2011 -
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NATO has taken over command of the No-Fly zone and other military efforts to stop Libyan leader Muamar Gadhafi\'s military and help the rebels gain steam. A U.s. intelligence source says the British and French have troops on the ground and supply guidance to the rebels while the a wealthy Middle Eastern government is bank rolling the effort to supply weapons to the rebels. As that effort continues, there are major concerns about possibly arming the rebels.
March 29, 2011 -
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Muammar Gaddafi\'s army hasn\'t thrown in the towel yet. They set back the momentum of the rebels troops who were headed toward Tripoli. In the meantime Admiral James Stravridis, the U.S. head of NATO said there \"flickers\" of Al Qaida in Libya, waiting to fill the void left behind by Gadhafi, if he\'s ousted. But Stavridis added the is no evidence of a significant presence. The NATO-led aerial bombardment of Libyan forces is expected to continue until Gaddafi gives up or is defeated.
March 29, 2011 -
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You can expect gradual movement of U.S. ships out of the Mediterranean. NATO is taking command of the international military campaign in Libya and is in charge of air strikes, an arms blockade and no-fly zone put in place to protect Libyan civilians from Muamar Ghadafi. The U.S. will still have a role, but it will not be leading the effort. At one point 11 U.S. vessels were stationed in the Mediterranean, including three submarines, two guided-missile destroyers and two amphibious assault ships
March 29, 2011 -
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Two Virginia-based ships are being credited with thwarting a pirate attack on a Philippine-flagged merchant vessel in the Arabian Sea. The Pentagon says the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise and the guided missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf responded Thursday to the Falcon Trader II after the ship reported pirates in a skiff were attempting to board the vessel. The ships dispatched two helicopters to the Philippine vessel, and they fired warning shots. Men were seen jumping from the ship and speeding away in their skiff.
March 29, 2011 -
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The Pentagon is stopping work on an new engine for the Air Force F-35 fighter jet. This engine was designed to be a back-up. The reason is because of money. The stoppage is expected to last for 90 days. There was no money included in President Obama\'s budget proposal for the next fiscal year for the project. But budget deliberations continue. Congress is split on the project. Some like, some don\'t. GE and Rolls Royce are the contractors.
March 29, 2011 -
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The AP\'s Donna Cassata writes, \"As of Tuesday, the coalition had fired at least 162 sea-launched Tomahawk missiles priced at $1 million to $1.5 million apiece and dispatched B-2 stealth bombers - round-trip from Missouri - to drop 2,000-pound bombs on Libyan sites. Total flying time: 25 hours. Operating cost for one hour: at least $10,000.\" And that\'s only a part of the cost.
March 29, 2011 -
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates and others said the U.S. military\'s role will lessen in coming days as other countries take on more missions and the need declines for large-scale offensive action. Tomahawk cruise missiles fired by U.S. ships and submarines off Libya\'s coast were a part of that action. Senior Defense officials the attacks thus far had reduced Libya\'s air defense capabilities by more than 50 percent.
March 29, 2011 -
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The Army is working on keeping deployed soldiers connected to each other - and to the network using commercial, off the shelf technology in smartphones. The Multi Access Cellular Extension program is developing phones that can operate securely on cellular data networks around the world or on Wi-Fi hotspots. If neither of those are available, the phones will be designed to form their own local network and keep soldiers in a small unit at least connected to each other. The army wants the devices to handle voice, data, and specialized military apps.
March 28, 2011 -
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The FBI is beginning to replace its fingerprint identification system with a next-generation version that will dramatically speed up the time it takes to link prints to an identity. The agency says the next generation identification system reached initial operating capability this month at its Clarksburg, West Virginia information services facility. For high-priority prints, it\'ll be able to find a match in as little as ten minutes - compared to the two hours required for a ten-fingerprint match using the previous generation IAFIS system.
March 28, 2011
