Defense
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Deputy CIO Mike Krieger said the Secretary of the Army certified the program as technically and financially sound.
February 17, 2012 -
Hundreds of people have been killed since last week in clashes between rival tribes over control of territory in Libya. Libya\'s ruling National Transitional Council has not been able to pull the country together since a U.S. military and NATO led operation help to topple the dictator Muammar Gaddafi last October. Violence broke out late last week in the remote city of Al Kufra and has continued since. The challenge --policing the country\'s thinly populated desert.
February 17, 2012 -
Two Germany-based Army brigades will be brought home in 2014. By 2017, the number of U.S. service members in Europe will drop from about 80,000 now to 70,000.
February 17, 2012 -
Lawmakers at odds over critical infrastructure protection provisions. Sen. McCain promised to introduce a new version of a comprehensive cyber bill to focus on collaboration and information sharing instead of regulation of critical infrastructures. Sens. Joseph Lieberman and Susan Collins refute the criticism, saying they\'ve held 10 hearings, hundreds of meeting and pleaded with others in the Senate to offer comments.
February 17, 2012 -
Gary McNeil, a co-manager of EPA\'s Combined Heat and Power Program, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss an award for energy savings earned by two military bases.
February 16, 2012 -
Randy Garber, a partner in management-consulting firm, A.T. Kearney, joined Industry Chatter with Francis Rose to discuss the five principles of restructuring defense spending.
February 16, 2012 -
Defense analyst Jim McAleese, principal at McAleese and Associates, offers insight on the proposed cuts to the Defense Department\'s budget.
February 16, 2012 -
First Lady Michelle Obama has joined with military leaders in urging states to make it easier for military spouses to find jobs when they move.
February 16, 2012 -
DoD officials say as the number of troops shrink so should their real estate holdings. Lawmakers are wary about reducing troop and bases levels too much, and the expense of the Base Realignment and Closure process.
February 16, 2012 -
A look at the discretionary budget authority for Cabinet-level agencies from 2008-2013.
February 16, 2012 -
In her 26-years of government service, Robin Wink served in both the military and the civil service. Wink says there\'s a lot civilian agencies can learn about motivating their workforces from those in uniform.
February 16, 2012 -
The Enterprise Management Decision Support pulls data from 18 different databases to help senior leaders understand the state of divisions, brigades or battalions. Lt. Col. Bobby Saxon said the system helped cut down the time it takes to collect this data by 90 percent. February 16, 2012(Encore presentation April 12, 2012)
February 15, 2012 -
The Russian magazine Vlast says the Russia Navy came close to nuclear disaster in late December when a fire engulfed a nuclear-powered submarine carrying atomic weapons. Russian officials said at the time that all nuclear weapons aboard the Yekaterinburg nuclear submarine had been unloaded well before a fire engulfed the 167-metre (550 feet) vessel and there had been no risk of a radiation leak. But the respected Vlast weekly magazine quoted several sources in the Russian navy as saying that throughout the fire on Dec. 29 the submarine was carrying 16 R-29 intercontinental ballistic missiles, each armed with four nuclear warheads.
February 15, 2012 -
Michael Reheuser is the director of the Defense Privacy and Civil Liberties Office, that oversees the Defense Department\'s compliance with the Privacy Act, which has been largely unchanged since 1974.
February 15, 2012 -
DoD wants federal STEM professionals to help plan lessons and activities in critical fields like biotech and civil engineering.
February 15, 2012