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The new Navy Cybersecurity division will be part of the headquarters staff, giving it reach both into the service’s resourcing decisions and its acquisition processes.
October 05, 2015 -
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The rate of mergers and acquisitions in industry isn't just impacting the Defense Department, but civilian agencies as well.
October 05, 2015 -
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A section of the Defense Authorization act requiring the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation to consider cost and schedule delays survives a congressional conference despite DoD’s opposition.
October 02, 2015 -
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The Senate Armed Services Committee calls on the Defense Department to create a cyber defense policy and not just a strategy. Lawmakers say they are concerned about a lack of definitive plans in case of a major cyber attack against the United States. All of this is happening as the U.S. and China sign an agreement to stop cyber theft. Federal News Radio reporter Scott Maucione tells In Depth's Francis Rose more about the congressional concerns.
October 02, 2015 -
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The Senate Armed Services Committee called on the Defense Department to create a cyber defense policy. Members said they were concerned about a lack of definitive plans in case of a major cyber attack against the United States. All of this happened as the U.S. and China signed an agreement to stop cyber theft. Federal News Radio reporter Scott Maucione tells In Depth with Francis Rose more about Congress' concerns.
October 02, 2015 -
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A new study by the Center for Strategic and International Studies found the Air Force's competition rate for service contracts dropped by 15 percent over the last six years, while other military services saw competition go up.
October 01, 2015 -
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The Office of Personnel Management Acting Director Beth Cobert said the department began sending notification letters to victims of the cyber breach. The letters include information about the identity theft protection and credit monitoring services.
October 01, 2015 -
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The Defense Department has teamed up with the National Collegiate Athletic Association to study the effects of concussions on service members and student-athletes. The project is run by a group of investigators dubbed the Concussion Assessment, Research and Education, or CARE, Consortium. Steve Broglio is an associate professor of kinesiology at the University of Michigan and director of the NeuroTrauma Research Lab, one of the consortium's three research branches. He tells Federal News Radio's Matt Wingfield more about the consortium.
October 01, 2015 -
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Congress is set to vote on the National Defense Authorization Act, following an agreement by House and Senate negotiators. The bill is a mixed bag where service members' pocketbooks are concerned. Retired Vice Adm. Norb Ryan is president and CEO of the Military Officers Association of America. He told Federal News Radio's Emily Kopp he is disappointed that troops will get a 1.3 percent pay raise in January.
October 01, 2015 -
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Defense Secretary Ashton Carter says he and other members of the president’s national security team have advised President Barack Obama to veto the defense authorization bill Congressional negotiators have agreed on. The White House says the president indeed plans to veto it. Federal News Radio’s DoD reporter Jared Serbu has more.
October 01, 2015 -
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Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Wednesday that he has advised President Barack Obama to veto the Defense Authorization bill Congress will vote on later this week for several reasons.
October 01, 2015 -
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The Defense Information Systems Agency awarded a $1.8 million contract to Advanced Onion to build websites that help potential hack victims see if they've been affected by the breach.
October 01, 2015 -
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The defense authorization bill agreed upon by House and Senate negotiators would affect military pocketbooks in ways both big and small. It includes a 1.3 percent pay increase for uniformed service members but chips away at the military's pension system. In exchange for shrinking pensions, it encourages current troops — and mandates that future ones — invest in the Thrift Savings Plan.
September 30, 2015 -
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The Defense Authorization Act will expand milestone decision authority for military service chiefs, it just has to get past President Obama first.
September 30, 2015
