Defense
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Leaders in the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments say a new system that will let them jointly evaluate the disabilities of wounded servicemembers is a vast improvement over old procedures, but it will take another year or two before they can meet their goal of evaluating disabilities within 300 days.
May 18, 2011 -
The ARPA-NET inventors are getting two historical markers in Arlington where their office used to be.
May 18, 2011 -
A system designed to get wounded troops out of the military and on disability compensation more quickly has failed recently to meet its efficiency goals, delaying service members\' release sometimes more than a year, documents show.
May 18, 2011 -
Several defense contractors are hanging out a \"Help Wanted\" sign.
May 18, 2011 -
Defense budget cuts hit close to home for 112 General Dynamics employees. Learn more in today\'s DoD Report
May 17, 2011 -
Insourcing versus outsourcing - the debate continues. David Berteau is Senior Adviser and Director of the Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group, Center for Strategic and International Studies and he joins Francis Rose in today\'s DoD Report.
May 17, 2011 -
Agency CIO Roger Baker said a new initiative will try to pare down the number of software packages employees use by 95 percent. The Ruthless Shutdown Project, is getting underway to address the proliferation of applications that is costing VA hundreds of thousands of dollars.
May 17, 2011 -
This is \"going to be a great weekend to be an American,\" Lt. Col. John Klatt told Federal News Radio. We get the inside scoop about this weekend\'s air show at Andrews Air Force Base, including a really fast jet-truck.
May 17, 2011 -
Civilian Pentagon whistleblowers need protection. It\'s the job of Daniel Meyer the director of whistleblowing and transparency at the Department of Defense\'s Office of the Inspector General.
May 16, 2011 -
Aargh! The Navy will deploy a new breed of fighters to combat Somali pirates: internet-gamers.
May 16, 2011 -
The Navy has awarded Pratt & Whitney\'s Military Engines division a modification to nearly one billion dollars in contracts for F-35 Joint Strike Force fighter engines.
May 16, 2011 -
Census and DISA are losing the hardwires in favor of mobility.
May 16, 2011 -
Ft. Monmouth Garrison Manager George Fitzmaier explains how his base is pulling it off.
May 13, 2011 -
Kate Kelly, chief the BRAC office for the command, discussed how planning started the moment Materiel Command found out it would be relocating to the Redstone Arsenal.
May 13, 2011 -
Carolyn Stoneburner was 17 years old, fresh out of high school, when she started working as a secretary at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
May 13, 2011