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Lots of members of Congress and even some in the Pentagon look at that big north parking lot and think one thing: What a payroll. The question of bloated headquarters staff seems resistent to efforts to cut it. But now the 2016 Defense Authorization bill calls on DoD to cut 30 percent of its staff over the next four years. Federal News Radio's Scott Maucione shares more on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
December 14, 2015 -
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As the U.S. military ponders third strategic offset strategy, it is letting one major advantage slip away. The armed services used to enjoy dominance in the electromagnetic spectrum — the airwaves. But they've failed to keep pace. That's according to Bryan Clark, author of a new study of EMS warfare. He's a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, and he shares the details on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
December 14, 2015 -
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The Air Force's personnel experts team up with cyber pros to fix downtime on the service's HR systems, which have serious domino effects each time there's an outage.
December 14, 2015 -
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A new agency could take ownership of the federal security clearance process, a former federal counterintelligence official said. The organization, called the National Investigative Service Agency, would also have a new director.
December 11, 2015 -
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One of DoD's top cloud officials said companies should expect proposal requests from the Pentagon soon to host cloud centers on department property.
December 11, 2015 -
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The Office of Personnel Management has sent notification letters to 93 percent of the 21.5 million victims impacted by the cyber breach.
December 11, 2015 -
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The Senate Armed Services Committee is holding hearings on less prominent Defense officials after a long stalemate over a congressional rule change.
December 10, 2015 -
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Defense contractors are wrestling with a provision Congress tucked into the 2015 National Defense Authorization Bill. Section 1641 gives cleared companies liability protection when they report cybersecurity breaches, something they've had to do for several years. But what about civilian agency contractors or companies who do business with both sides? There's no information sharing law there yet. In this week's Legal Loop on Federal Drive with Tom Temin, attorneys John Drennan and Alex Haas of the D.C. firm King and Spaulding recommend caution.
December 10, 2015 -
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The Defense Department has a temporary reprieve from budget uncertainty with the two-year budget deal. Now that the department can look further ahead, two of its top budgetary officials are beating the drum for nuclear modernization. The bill for modernization and sustainment of nuclear weapons could be as high as $1 trillion over the next 30 years. Federal News Radio’s Scott Maucione tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin about his look into the nuclear triad question.
December 10, 2015 -
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Within the next year, the Defense Department is likely propose significant changes to two major laws that have governed its personnel system for the last 30 years. As Federal News Radio’s Jared Serbu reports, the reviews come at a time when Congress is examining an overhaul of its own.
December 10, 2015 -
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Based on the work of two study groups, the Pentagon is likely to ask Congress to revise two key statutes underlying its personnel management system for military officers: the Goldwater-Nichols Act and the Defense Officer Personnel Management Act.
December 10, 2015 -
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The Congressional Budget Office has found, the Defense Department could save billions by replacing uniformed people with civilian or contractors in certain non-combat, support jobs. But should it? Nora Bensahel, a military analyst and scholar in residence at American University, shared her analysis of the CBO report on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
December 09, 2015 -
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Service members have the same rights as every other citizen when it comes to voting, financial services and employment. But it can be harder for them to exercise those rights. The Justice Department is asking Congress for stronger sanctions against rogue companies that target service members. Acting Associate Attorney General Stuart Delery told Federal Drive with Tom Temin more about the legislative proposal.
December 09, 2015 -
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Former Pentagon officials told lawmakers that the Defense Department's oversized workforce is not only hurting the budget, but also policy decisions.
December 08, 2015
