Defense
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AFGE members marched on Capitol Hill to put a face on the federal workforce. They want to correct the misperception that government workers are to blame for the deficit and gridlock in Washington.
February 09, 2011 -
The Defense Department wants its information technology projects to be developed in smaller, faster chunks that take no more than 18 months to deploy. One Air Force program executive officer says he\'s already doing it in 12 months.
February 08, 2011 -
The Air Force initially issued guidance that anyone accessing WikiLeaks is violating the Espionage Act. The department has since backed off from that statement.
February 08, 2011 -
The old refueling tankers the Air Force still uses aren’t just outdated but also waste millions of gallons of fuel – and millions of defense dollars. General Duncan McNabb, in charge of the U.S. Transportation…
February 08, 2011 -
Military Times reports that defense and veterans programs may get funding cuts in the upcoming budget battle.
February 08, 2011 -
Invited attendees will join the country\'s premiere cyber experts from U.S. Cyber Command, the National Security Agency, Defense Information Systems Agency and Department of Homeland Security plus top cyber intelligence officials, defense and commercial industry leaders from Constellation Energy, Federal Reserve, HP, Johns Hopkins Healthcare System, Lockheed Martin, ManTech, SAIC, TASC, TeleCommunication Systems for an interactive discussion with Maryland educators from K-12, colleges and universities and workforce development organizations.
February 08, 2011 -
Homeland Security Newswire reports that the new program by DARPA allows computers to repair themselves after an attack.
February 07, 2011 -
The American Legion\'s Joseph Sharpe explains why vets continue to struggle to find work as the nation\'s overall jobless rate declines.
February 07, 2011 -
Operation Jump Start is an amazing program that helps soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan transition to civilian careers. So how can you get involved? Ed Meagher, VP of Healthcare Strategy for CSC, explains how…
February 07, 2011 -
The Air Force Materiel Command has issued new guidance that says the leaked documents are protected by the Espionage Act.
February 07, 2011 -
The Army has announced that it will start moving individual e-mail accounts to a cloud-based enterprise e-mail service by the middle of this month.
February 07, 2011 -
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is looking for cybersecurity expertise in the most unlikely place: the hacker community.
February 07, 2011 -
The Office of Management and Budget wants to improve government-industry communication. It has launched a myth-busting campaign to help agencies understand procurement rules. Officials say poor communication often leads to faulty contracts and wasted money.
February 07, 2011 -
The government on Friday issued a new 10-year strategy for dealing with the increasingly contested, increasingly congested area of space. The document aims to preserve the U.S. leadership role in space while also building effective international norms.
February 07, 2011 -
A directive signed this week by the secretary of the Army requires high-level review and analysis of any proposal to insource contracting functions. Outside groups have accused DoD of insourcing workers based on arbitrary quotas.
February 04, 2011