Defense
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Belinda Finn, the assistant inspector general for audits and evaluations at VA, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss a recent IG report that found the Veterans Affairs Department\'s claims-processing system prone to fraud.
March 01, 2012 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs has terminated a $102 million contract for a key component of the e-health record system that is supposed to help streamline the health care that VA and the Defense Department provides to service members, veterans and their families. The agency says it is determining its next steps.
March 01, 2012 -
Sharon Burke, the assistant secretary of defense for operational energy plans and programs, says saving energy takes risks out of the battlefield.
March 01, 2012 -
The Pentagon has shelved a laser-equipped jumbo jet after 15 years and more than $5 billion worth of research to develop an airborne missile defense system. The Airborne Laser Test Bed fell victim to budget cuts. Boeing 747 --with a high energy chemical laser attached has been sent into storage at Davis Monthan Air Force Base near Tucson, Ariz., serves as a boneyard for military aircraft. It\'s well known and the graveyard for military aircraft.
March 01, 2012 -
The Comprehensive Contingency Contracting Reform Act of 2012 will attempt to fix many of the problems discovered by the Wartime Contracting Commission.
March 01, 2012 -
The committee charged with assuring cloud computing services meet federal cyber standards under the FedRAMP program will have seven broad responsibilities.
March 01, 2012 -
The service will rely on several teams of experts to develop these contracts.
March 01, 2012 -
With cyber skills in high demand, military and General Schedule pay scales can\'t possibly compete with industry paychecks. The Air Force hopes to compete by letting airmen make a career out of cyber.
March 01, 2012 -
Steven Grundman, a principal at Grundman Advisory, projects a 30 percent drop in defense spending over the next 10 years, citing historical trends and the current strategic defense situation. Grundman joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss his analysis of defense spending.
February 29, 2012 -
Al Tucker, the executive director of the American Society of Military Comptrollers, joined Pentagon Solutions for an hour-long discussion of the Defense Department\'s accounting, budget and financial matters.
February 29, 2012 -
The Defense Department has been ramping up efforts to work with states on the portability of licenses for military spouses who must move a lot.
February 29, 2012 -
Lt. Gen. Bill Lord, the chief information officer of the Air Force, spoke with Federal News Radio\'s Jason Miller at the recent AFCEA Air Force IT Day in Vienna, Va.
February 29, 2012 -
The Defense Department defended its budget request yesterday telling the Senate Budget Committee about its plans to be more efficient and agile. Leaders also pushed back against the looming $500 billion cut from sequestration.
February 29, 2012 -
Members of Congress complain that DoD\'s budget cuts don\'t do enough to trim civilian personnel spending.
February 29, 2012 -
Jonathan Etherton, president of Etherton and Associates Inc., joins host Roger Waldron to talk about a number of federal procurement issues. February 28, 2012(Encore presentation May 29, 2012)
February 28, 2012