Management

  • Colonel Steve Strobridge of MOAA said the budget decisions by DoD cannot undermine key military incentives.

    November 11, 2010
  • Maryland has a new blog about BRAC.

    November 11, 2010
  • The E-Verify program is expanding to include U.S. passports and passport cards for employment verification.

    November 11, 2010
  • Several high-ranking Taliban leaders met in late October to discuss their conditions for ending the war in Afghanistan, an unnamed source close to the Taliban said. According to local press reports, leaders agreed on seven conditions that would be presented if the West asked for talks. The source also said leaders want to open a dialogue with Washington before the government in Kabul joins. The authenticity of the overture as a Taliban action is not confirmed, and there are grounds to suspect it is not genuine, such as the omission of the usual condition that all foreign forces withdraw before negotiations can begin. For more on this story, visit KGSNIGHTWATCH.com.

    November 11, 2010
  • Veterans Day is the day set aside to thank and honor ALL those who served honorably in the military - in wartime or peacetime. VA Assistant Secretary Tammy Duckworth joins us with details.

    November 11, 2010
  • Federal CIO Vivek Kundra wants agencies to take a portfolio approach so geospatial data is better coordinated governmentwide. The administration releases a supplement to Circular A-16 making geospatial data a capital asset.

    November 11, 2010
  • Agency CIOs are under pressure to move to the new network protocol over the next two years. Technology officials can look to the Defense Research and Engineering Network for some important lessons learned. DREN has successfully made the transition to IPv6.

    November 11, 2010
  • Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, joined the DorobekINSIDER to discuss recommendations for the budget process and how to get back to black.

    November 10, 2010
  • Brenda Farrell, director of Defense Capabilities and Management Issues at GAO, joined the DorobekINSIDER to discuss GAO\'s recommendations for DoD\'s senior staff assessment process.

    November 10, 2010
  • The Defense Department\'s 2012 budget will include more than its share of the 2.3 percent in savings that Secretary Gates has called for.

    November 10, 2010
  • GAO reaches first contract with employee union

    November 10, 2010
  • ReadWriteEnterprise reports on a survey that found execs with access to a lot of data still want more.

    November 10, 2010
  • Roy Temple, senior vice president with Cassidy and Associates, joins host Larry Allen for a post-election look at how the new Congress may affect the federal contracting community. November 9, 2010

    November 10, 2010
  • The Indian Air Force is upgrading its capabilities in the northeastern region of the country by revamping eight advanced landing grounds and improving major airfields to enable them to receive more modern aircraft. The upgrade is part of the Modernization of Air Field Infrastructure project. The primary threat in eastern India is from China. A year ago Prime Minister Singh visited Arunachal Pradesh State in eastern India, which borders China and which China claims as \"southern Tibet.\" Singh also announced upgrades to army facilities there, plus the basing of 50,000 to 60,000 additional soldiers in two army divisions.

    November 10, 2010