Defense
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Dr. James Carafano, director of the Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies at the Heritage Foundation, discussed his perspective on the 2013 defense budget request.
March 13, 2012 -
The Office of Naval Research is going beyond routine training to invest in its workforce. In addition to classroom time, employees can go to speaking engagements and complete rotational assignments, including virtual assignments.
March 13, 2012 -
Susan Fallon, vice president of business development at Monster Government Solutions, spoke to the Federal Drive with Tom Temin about the aim of the 2012 Human Capital Management Defense Conference.
March 13, 2012 -
Michael Chase, the former executive director for human capital at the Defense Contract Management Agency, said the good news is human beings are not resistant to change. The bad news is they won\'t change unless there is an imperative to do so.
March 13, 2012 -
The Defense Department Health Behaviors Survey found self-reported misuse of pain medication for non-medical purposes by servicemembers increased from 2 percent in 2002 to 7 percent in 2005 to 17 percent in 2008, according to an Air Force release.
March 13, 2012 -
Lt. Gen. David Barno, a senior adviser and senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security and a retired Army general, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss his testimony before the Senate Budget Committee about the Defense Department\'s 2013 budget request.
March 12, 2012 -
New changes to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement rules for contractor business systems are now in effect. Under the new rules, the government will withhold five percent of a contractor\'s payment if any of the company\'s business systems are found to be \"deficient\" by the Defense Contract Audit Agency. Brian Waagner, a partner at Husch Backwell, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss the changes and how they affect contractors.
March 12, 2012 -
Part of the Defense Department\'s new energy strategy is about getting more small businesses into the Pentagon\'s energy pipeline. Sharon Burke, the assistant secretary of Defense for operational energy plans and programs, discussed the Pentagon\'s energy strategy on In Depth with Francis Rose.
March 12, 2012 -
The Army and Marine Corps will be in the market for a new generation of ground vehicles soon. But acquisition officials there should think hard before they buy, according to Dr. Andrew Krepinevich, the president of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments. Krepinevich discussed the trends likely to impact the development of combat vehicles.
March 12, 2012 -
Lt. Gen. Darrell Jones, the Air Force\'s deputy chief of staff for manpower, personnel and services, says that mandated cuts will not alter the services\' ability to do its job.
March 12, 2012 -
In a possible conflict with Iran over its nuclear program, one piece of the puzzle is becoming clear. Reuters is reporting that an Air Force General says a 30,000-pound, bunker buster bomb designed to smash through some 200 feet of concrete before exploding would be a \"great weapon\". Lieutenant General Herbert Carlisle, Air Force deputy chief of staff for operations, says the military began receiving only last year.
March 12, 2012 -
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is calling on programmers everywhere to help wrangle old satellites stuck in space for salvage.
March 12, 2012 -
Air Force Lt. Gen Brooks Bash, the staff logistics director, will oversee a seven-point plan to reduce battlefield energy consumption. The plan came out in June, and a has been put in place.
March 12, 2012 -
The cancellation is only a minor setback, though, said former national health IT coordinator David Brailer in an interview with Federal News Radio\'s Ruben Gomez.
March 12, 2012 -
Members of the U.S. Armed Forces in good standing pose very little risk to aviation security. So as a part of its intelligence-driven, risk-based approach to security TSA will now offering expedited screening benefits to active duty service members at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). Eligible service members include U.S. Armed Forces service members including reservist and National Guard members, who possess a valid Common Access Card (CAC) and are traveling out of DCA.
March 09, 2012