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ASMC The Business of Defense
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Telework surfaces on the pay debate radar.
December 13, 2010 -
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Lingering concerns about Iran\'s nuclear ambitions and al-Qaida-linked terrorists plotting attacks against the West in Yemen are at the top of the list of concerns for Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. He expressed those concerns during remarks at the U.S. embassy in Kabul. He said that the U.S. must be willing to do more financially, diplomatically and economically for countries that have problems before they erupt and trigger military action.
December 09, 2010 -
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Jacque Simon AFGE Public Policy Director Tim Shamble President, AFGE Voice of America Local 1812 Gerald Swanke AFGE 11th District National Vice President Fredna White AFGE 10th District Women\'s Coordinator
December 09, 2010 -
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A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced the son of a convicted spy to five years of probation for helping his father contact his old Russian handlers. Nathan Nicholson, son of ex-CIA agent Harold \"Jim\" Nicholson, pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges. The son had been used as the middle man in an attempt to try to collect money from the Russians while behind bars. The younger Nicholson apologized to the court and said he was embarrassed by his actions. Harold Nicholson is one of the highest-ranking CIA officers ever convicted of espionage.
December 08, 2010 -
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The long-term fallout of the Wikileaks disclosure is turning up already. Some foreign governments appear to be pulling back already. Col. Dave Lapan, a Pentagon spokesman, says \"We have gotten indications that there is at least some change in how individuals and governments cooperate with us, and share information,\" Lapan repeated the concern that would-be informants or established intelligence sources might not be coming forward out of fear they could be exposed, or that governments might become more \"circumspect with the information they share.\"
December 08, 2010 -
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December 6th and December 8th, 2010 Join us for a conversation with government technology leaders on the intersection of technology and government mission.
December 06, 2010 -
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December 9th, 2010 at 11:00AM The value of accessing, analyzing, and securely sharing health information is clear—the ability to confidently come together as a single community to do so is not. How health information exchange will facilitate individual mission priorities, while advancing a common vision of a unified health system, is a constant demand. Core issues such as privacy, security, and trust must be put in the right context to make informed decisions, make health information exchange possible, and improve the health and wellness of our nation. Realizing the Promise of Health Information Exchange: Have We Turned a Corner?, part of the Booz Allen Hamilton Expert Voices panel series, features top industry and federal health experts who understand the opportunities and challenges of Health Information Exchange.
December 06, 2010 -
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Iran says nuclear issues are not even up for discussion when it meets major powers in Geneva on Today. So it\'s not clear how productive the first the first talks in a year will be. But even if Iran and the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council plus Germany do agree to meet again, the process is expected to be long in terms of pomp and circumstance, but may be short on productivity. The United States is urging Iran to enter the talks in good faith and warned of more pressure and isolation if Tehran doesn\'t.
December 03, 2010 -
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The incoming chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee doesn\'t find much good in the new telework act.
December 03, 2010 -
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The defense budget for the U.S. is going to recede, but it\'s not clear exactly when or by how much. Defense Secretary Robert Gates wants the military to find $100 billion in savings in overhead over the next five years to put back into troop costs and weapons programs and he wants to do it while keeping the overall Pentagon budget growing at about 1 percent a year. Marine Corps General James Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said yesterday other parts of the government might have a problem with that.
December 02, 2010 -
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President Barack Obama is looking for help from former Secretary of State Colin Powell to jump start the short-circuited nuclear treaty with the Russians. Powell, a retired four-star Army general and former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, said, \"We\'re not exactly sure what\'s going on in the Russian Federation, and they\'re not exactly sure what\'s going on in the United States.\" The START treaty would reduce how many strategic warheads the United States and Russia could hold and set up a system so each could inspect and verify the other\'s arsenal.
December 02, 2010 -
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John Gage AFGE National President Lawrence Mishel President, Economic Policy Institute Roger Hickey Co-Director, Campaign for America\'s Future Joseph Swerdzewski Former General Counsel, Federal Labor Relations Authority
December 02, 2010 -
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Walt Francis, editor of Checkbook\'s Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employees, joins FEDtalk to discuss the major changes for federal employees to their FEHBP health, vision and dental plans. December 3, 2010
December 02, 2010 -
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New sensors that can be worn or ingested by warfighters will be used by pararescuemen and other medical technicians to remotely determine a soldier\'s health status. The Battlefield Automatic Life Status Monitor, or BALSM, is being developed in coordination with the Air Force Research Lab. The devices provide remote physiologic monitoring for triage, rescue or recovery, as well as a health status history over time for each person. A primary sensor measures the amount of oxygen in the blood and estimates heart rate and respiration. The other sensor is a wireless capsule that when ingested, measures core body temperature. The information is sent to medics through a radio receiver and monitoring software to a computer. Medics can even be notified if a soldier is suffering from a condition such as dehydration or hypothermia before they do.
December 01, 2010
