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Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford earlier this month signed the Defense Department cybersecurity implementation plan that focuses on tools, culture and training.
October 29, 2015 -
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Creating more government innovation won't come without some creativity, some agency and industry experts say. Adam Tarsi, chief of staff of DoD's Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office, said agencies should widen their approach and position itself as an incubator for startup companies.
October 29, 2015 -
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Congress will rework the Defense authorization act to conform to budget deal parameters if it cannot garner enough votes to override the President’s veto.
October 29, 2015 -
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The Marine Corps’ Deputy Commandant said the investments in cyber and information warfare will make up for fewer Marines.
October 28, 2015 -
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On this week’s edition of on DoD: An exit interview with Lt. Gen. Douglas Robb, the director of the Defense Health Agency. As we went to air, he was scheduled to relinquish the directorship of…
October 28, 2015 -
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The Defense Department is a few days away from certifying to Congress that the patient data in its electronic health record is interoperable with Veterans Affairs and private sector medical providers. But it’s still a far cry from the seamless health record system the two departments envisioned a few years ago. Defense reporter Jared Serbu shares the latest on In Depth with Francis Rose.
October 28, 2015 -
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The President rejected the fiscal 2016 Defense Authorization bill. The $612 billion legislation included a 1.3 person pay raise, a new retirement system, and overhaul of the acquisition process.
October 22, 2015 -
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Today is veto day for the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act. President Barack Obama vetoes the bill at an event in the Oval Office today. But the acquisition provisions in the bill aren't the reason for the veto, so they'll probably live on in whatever NDAA President Obama signs eventually. Rob Burton is a partner at the law firm Venable and former deputy administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy. He joined Tom Temin on today's Federal Drive to review those provisions.
October 22, 2015 -
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The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program has two new problems to deal with. According to Stars and Stripes, the program's manager, Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan, told a House Armed Services subcommittee that his office wants to make the 5 1/2 pound helmet about 6 ounces lighter to prevent pilots that weigh less than 136 pounds from having their necks snap if they have to eject from the aircraft. The other problem is one of the international partners committed to buying the aircraft looks like it's going to bail out. New Canadian Prime-minster Justin Trudeau's campaign platform included cancelling Canada's participation in the F-35 program. Richard Aboulafia, vice president for analysis at the Teal Group, offers his take on In Depth with Francis Rose.
October 22, 2015 -
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Testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee, former Defense Secretary Robert Gates acknowledged the rationale for reforms which centralized big decisions within the DoD acquisition system.
October 22, 2015 -
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On this edition of Columbia Technology Partners’ Ready To Prime, Allen Scott is joined byMary Ostman, a retired contracting officer with 38 years of DoD experience under her belt.
October 21, 2015 -
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The Navy is analyzing results from F-35 Joint Strike Fighter testing off the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Eisenhower. The latest problems of the F-35 program are pilot weight limits due to ejector seat problems, a promise from the new prime minister of Canada to cancel his country's participation in the program, not to mention budget and scheduling issues with the Ford-class aircraft carrier program. Retired Navy Capt. Jerry Hendrix, senior fellow and director of the Defense Strategies and Assessments Program at the Center for a New American Security, talks the future of naval aviation with In Depth with Francis Rose.
October 21, 2015 -
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The annual Defense authorization bill Congress is about to send to President Barack Obama contains dozens of provisions intended to reform the DoD acquisition system. But Capitol Hill’s top two Defense legislators say that's only the beginning. Federal News Radio’s Jared Serbu has more on their plans for next year.
October 21, 2015 -
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The annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Congress sent to President Barack Obama on Tuesday contains nearly 100 separate provisions intended to reform the Defense Department's acquisition system. But that’s just the start, say Capitol Hill’s top two Defense legislators.
October 20, 2015
