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ASMC The Business of Defense
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February 21st and February 23rd, 2011 Providing top-level advocacy in creating a unified information management and technology vision for the DoD.
February 22, 2011 -
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Teleworkers report higher job satisfaction in surveys. We learn about and unexpected reason why.
February 21, 2011 -
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Private investors have been encouraged to invest in clean energy innovation by seed funding - made available through the Department\' of Energy\'s Advanced Research Project Agency - Energy - or ARPA-E. Department officials report, in a little over one year, six projects that received a total of $23-point-6 million dollars in seed funding have generated more than $100 million in outside private capital investment. The six projects, which received between $750,000 and $8 million each, focus on improving solar and wind energy technologies and advanced battery storage. Energy Secretary Steven Chu says, the projects are meeting the goal of the ARPA-E program is to swing for the fences, and focus on truly transformative energy research.
February 18, 2011 -
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The U.S. Census Bureau has launched an interactive map widget - showcasing 2010 population counts on the local level. The map currently displays data for Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey and Virginia. More maps will continue to be delivered on a state-by-state basis through March. The widget can be embedded on any website and will update automatically. Users can see states\' official census population totals, county-level population changes from 1960 through 2010, as well as state-level data on race and Hispanic or Latino origin for 2010. It\'s available on American FactFinder. FactFinder can be used to access data for several geographies within each state, including census blocks, tracts, voting districts, cities, counties and school districts.
February 18, 2011 -
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The National Archives continues to update an Electronic Records Archives that ensures today\'s digital records will be accessible to future generations. The $567 million dollar Electronic Records Archives - or ERA - is a place for federal agencies to put permanent records, which can be searched and reviewed. These are records that are \"born digital\" - such as emails and databases - and are, in fact, at a higher risk of being lost to history than the oldest parchment and paper documents. Today, the ERA holds close to 93 Terabytes, equivalent to over 23 billion pages of text, including the electronic records of the George W. Bush Administration. This summer, the system will become the repository for an estimated 488 terabytes of citizen responses that make up the 2010 Census. Under law, those will remain closed to the public for 72 years.
February 18, 2011 -
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February 23rd, 2011 at 11 AM As cybersecurity threats loom, the Federal government\'s demand for cyber talent is expected to far exceed the nation\'s supply of qualified professionals, and its ability to compete with the private sector for that increasingly scarce talent is challenged by an overly complex hiring process, pay freezes, and little agreement on the skills necessary to do the job. Given the direct tie of cybersecurity to national and economic security, our government has no choice but to engage with the best, and brightest, thinkers and practitioners in this arena. How can agencies cope in this difficult environment? How can they either develop or access a top-notch pool of cyber professionals, and prepare the very best of those professionals to lead? These are difficult questions, but they are vital to our national cybersecurity; the cyber \'talent gap\' poses a serious threat to America\'s position as a global power, making it necessary for human capital and cyber experts across government agencies to come together to help the close that gap.
February 18, 2011 -
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Is the U.S. considering movement of forces in the Middle East to respond to Iran\'s plans to send two warship through the Suez Canal? A spokesman for Secretary Defense Robert Gates says, \"we do not discuss the future movement of forces. We do have numerous assets in the region that are prepared to respond to contingencies if necessary.\" An Israeli official described the Iranian announcement as a public relations stunt.
February 18, 2011 -
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CIA Director Leon Panetta told senators yesterday if the U.S. captures top al-Qaida leaders Osama Bin Laden or Ayman al-Zawahiri, they would likely be sent to the Guantanamo Bay military prison. What does that say about President Obama\'s plan to close Gitmo? White House press secretary Jay Carney said the president remains committed to closing the prison at Guantanamo Bay. Carney would not speculate on what would happen in the unlikely event Osama Bin Laden were captured alive.
February 18, 2011 -
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It may comes as a surprise to some, but the man who helped train the London suicide bomber whose attacks killed 52 people in 2007 has been free for two years. According to court documents Mohammed Junaid Babar, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Pakistan, faced a 70-year prison sentence, but he cooperated with British and U.S. authorities and was released after five years. Some experts say his level of cooperation since his agreement has been extraordinary.
February 18, 2011 -
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What kind of military relationship will the U.S. have with Egypt now that Hosni Mubarak is gone? President Barack Obama says the Egyptian military has served patriotically and responsibly and now must ensure a transition of power that is credible to the Egyptian people. For the next seven months the military will essentially be a caretaker of the Egyptian government. The ruling council has been charged with preparing the country for elections in September.
February 18, 2011 -
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Director of National Intelligence James Clapper told the House Intelligence Committee, the United States believes North Korea has the capability to produce nuclear weapons, but is unlikely to use them unless the Pyongyang government is on the close to defeat. He said the Obama administration regards North Korea as a \"serious threat\" to security in East Asia, and believes it may well have built other uranium enrichment facilities beyond the known Yongbyon nuclear complex.
February 18, 2011 -
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It\'s going to happen. The head of the U.S. Joint Forces Command says that 2,300 people in Virginia will lose their jobs as part of the Pentagon\'s plan to cut costs. Another 36 positions in Nevada will be cut while an in Tampa, Fla., are going to be eliminated. Gen. Ray Odierno says the cuts are expected to save about $400 million a year. The command employs nearly 6,000 military and civilian personnel.
February 18, 2011 -
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Fort Meade, the National Naval Medical Center in Maryland, Virginia\'s Fort Belvoir, Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington, Florida\'s Eglin Air Force Base and Fort Bliss, Texas all need traffic management makeovers. That\'s what a new congressionally mandated traffic study says. It also says the Pentagon needs to pay for those traffic improvements. Traffic around those six locations are absorbing large numbers of personnel as a result of the Base Re-alignment Commission recommendations.
February 18, 2011 -
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Cambodian and Thai troops are engaging in some of the fiercest fighting in years over a disputed part of their shared border. Tensions between the neighbors have been exacerbated in recent days by pressure from powerful Thai nationalist groups, which have been staging protests in Bangkok urging the government to reclaim the land.
February 18, 2011
