Defense
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A hacker had stolen the credit card information of more the 16,000 users of the Army and Air Force Exchange Service website.
February 15, 2012 -
Jim Watkins, the Army\'s director of accountability and audit readiness, says the Army wants to demonstrate to taxpayers that they\'re good stewards of the resources that taxpayers have provided.
February 14, 2012 -
The Homeland Security Department would sharply raise spending for cybersecurity under the White House 2013 budget request.
February 14, 2012 -
Travis Sharp, a fellow at the Center for a New American Security, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss the defense budget. Sharp argued that the new budget and the accompanying strategy may actually make the automatic sequestration cuts, set to begin in January 2013, easier for Congress to swallow.
February 13, 2012 -
Todd Harrison, a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss pay and benefits proposals in the fiscal-year 2013 budget request unveiled Monday. CSBA has been surveying service members on how they view their benefits.
February 13, 2012 -
The personnel proposals included in the 2013 Defense Department budget include hikes to healthcare fees, cutbacks in both uniformed and civilian personnel. DoD also plans to save money through continued efficiencies and plans to increase the acquisition workforce.
February 13, 2012 -
Soldiers from the 807th Medical Deployment Support Command, Fort Douglas, Utah, are in North Africa this week --in Mali sharing their expertise with their Malian medical defense forces counterparts. The annual-joint-aerial-delivery exercise, hosted by U.S. Army Africa, brings together U.S. Army personnel with militaries in Africa to enhance air drop capabilities and ensure effective delivery of military resupply materials and humanitarian aid. Doctors and medics from both militaries are seizing this unique opportunity to expand on training.
February 13, 2012 -
Ronald Kurjanowicz, director of strategy for defense research and engineering in the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, talked with Federal News Radio\'s Jared Serbu and Jason Miller about how DoD hopes the rules will help DoD do a better job of leveraging industry\'s capabilities.
February 13, 2012 -
The president has nominated Katrina McFarland to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition.
February 13, 2012 -
The Defense Department wants $179 billion for new aircraft, ships, vehicles, missiles and satellites.
February 13, 2012 -
The chief of the military\'s Special Operations wants more authority and freedom to move his forces around the world.
February 13, 2012 -
The Veterans Affairs Department\'s process for verifying eligibility in the service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses program could become standard procedure for all agencies. VA is the only department that checks to make sure contractors are eligible.
February 10, 2012 -
Fort Bliss announced the contract award after President Obama called on agencies to save $2 billion using the tool.
February 10, 2012 -
The finds of those 17,000 jobs, the Army brought the most contractor positions back to federal employees, 42 percent.
February 10, 2012 -
Military bases will soon be serving more fruits, vegetables and low-fat dishes. This is a part of the first program in 20 years to improve nutrition standards across the armed services. First lady Michelle Obama announced the effort during a visit to Little Rock Air Force Base in Arkansas, where the military has been experimenting with the idea through a pilot program designed to improve the quality and variety of foods served on base.
February 09, 2012