Rear Admiral Walter Carter of the Joint Enabling Capabilities Command joined the Federal Drive to discuss the disestablishing of the Joint Forces Command. He said, even in the wake of its closure, \'jointness\' in the military services would continue.
The Department of the Navy has issued two requests for information from industry, one on a public-private data center partnership model; another on commercial collaboration software as a service. The department must cut its IT business system spending by 25 percent.
Host Roger Waldron will talk government contracting with Mary Davie, assistant commissioner for the Integrated Technology Service at GSA\'s Federal Acquistion Service. August 2, 2011(Encore presentation August 16, 2011)
This \"environmentally responsive\" material would constantly adjust to outside conditions as well as body heat.
Ashton Carter would take over for Bill Lynn, who announced in July he is retiring.
Daniel Goure of the Lexington Institute discussed what exactly constitutes cyber warfare, the policy options DoD faces in the cyber domain and the role that industry can play.
The Navy is teaching middle school students in Alaska about autonomous, underwater gliders, which travel the oceans gathering information about temperature, depth and other measurements. The camp is part of the Navy\'s efforts to promote science and technology education.
On today\'s Federal Drive, more updates on how the debt-limit deal will affect agency budgets. Plus, NASA\'s green mission to Jupiter and why the National Security Administration is looking for new hires at a hacker convention.
Davis has been named the company\'s director of NORAD and Northern Command programs.
Government defense contractor Mantech is the latest victim of the hacking group Anonymous.
Todd Harrison, a senior at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, analyzes the future of Defense spending.
Stuart Bowen, Jr., Special Inspector for Iraq Reconstruction, shares details on the IG\'s latest report.
Even as the debt deal appears to be have been resolved, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta had prepared guidance for DoD workers.
Davi D\'Agostino, director of Defense Capabilities and Management Issues at GAO, discusses highlights from the report.
Some federal agency credit unions are offering short-term loan programs as the country nears the Aug. 2 deadline of defaulting on its debt.