Defense
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The Navy and Marines want the private sector to help them come up with replacements for petroleum based fuels as part of the departments\' efforts at reducing their reliance on foreign sources of energy.
August 23, 2011 -
On today\'s Federal Drive: Congress will vote on a balanced budget amendment possibly next month, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said changes to military retirement won\'t affect current service members and some agencies are pushing back against the big cloud push.
August 23, 2011 -
Trying to change the culture-driven patterns of IT spending in the military services by issuing edicts would not work, and should not work, the Pentagon\'s chief information officer said. She said she sees her role as making sure the services have what they need, and that their IT efforts benefit DoD as an enterprise.
August 22, 2011 -
When children go back to school at Defense Department schools — such as those on military bases —, they\'ll find a new technology-based curriculum.
August 22, 2011 -
On today\'s Federal Drive: a new framework for the Senior Executive Service, the Pentagon\'s inspector general investigates the department\'s personnel chief over allegations of mismanagement and abuse of power, and a proposed OPM rule would allow federal employees to run for local office.
August 22, 2011 -
The group hacked the private emails of Richard Garcia, the senior vice president at defense contractor Vanguard.
August 19, 2011 -
Katherine Hammack, assistant secretary of the Army for installations, energy and environment, discusses the efforts to green the military.
August 19, 2011 -
The Department of Navy is moving in a different direction for the follow-on to the NMCI contract. Officials said they are unsure how many contract awards they will make.
August 19, 2011 -
The Army awarded General Dynamics and BAE Systems contracts for the technology development phase of the Ground Combat Vehicle contract.
August 19, 2011 -
Ernest McDuffie, who oversees NIST\'s National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education program, joined the Federal Drive to discuss the initiative and the next steps for the program.
August 19, 2011 -
On today\'s Federal Drive: OMB\'s budget guidance calls for cuts to agency spending, the SEC is hit by allegations of destroying documents and the USPS begins negotiating with two postal unions.
August 19, 2011 -
Agencies must sharpen their pencils to figure out what they can afford in 2012 and beyond. The Labor Department is asking program offices to rethink and redo budget proposals and plans. The Air Force will need to take more surgical cuts to find savings.
August 19, 2011 -
The Joint Task Force National Capital Region\'s effort to consolidate and bring disparate medical data together is in the home stretch. Created by BRAC, the office is making it easier for doctors and nurses to access wounded warriors and beneficiary information whenever and wherever it\'s needed. August 18, 2011
August 18, 2011 -
Debra Filippi is a former federal employee and is now a Principal Consultant at Suss Consulting.
August 18, 2011 -
The director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is being investigated by the Pentagon\'s IG office, GovExec reports, because of her ties to a company that has received contract dollars.
August 18, 2011