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• Tim DiNapoli, Acquisition and Sourcing Management Director, GAO

  The Defense Department is getting better at handling its contract data. The Government Accountability Office says 32 of its 33 components turned in an inventory review of their contracts. GAO also says more DoD components are following its recommendations to improve their contract reporting. Tim DiNapoli is Director of Acquisition and Sourcing Management Issues at GAO. On In Depth with Francis Rose, he said the Pentagon's making progress, but it still has a way to go until it's perfect.

  All News

  November 24, 2014
• Americans give USPS high ratings in new poll

  In a recent Gallup poll, the American public overwhelmingly rated the U.S. Postal Service as the agency doing the best job, despite a recent cyber attack and budget deficits.

  Defense

  November 24, 2014
• DoD Secretary Chuck Hagel to resign

  WASHINGTON (AP) – A senior administration official says Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel is resigning from President Barack Obama’s Cabinet. Hagel, a former Republican senator, has served as Pentagon chief since early 2013. Obama is…

  Defense

  November 24, 2014
• Hagel offers condolences to Romanian military

  Eight people died and two sustained serious injuries in a military helicopter crash in Romania. They were on their way to train with U.S. forces in the region.

  Defense

  November 24, 2014
• Pentagon looks to upgrade its aging videoconferencing infrastructure

  The Pentagon has been relying on teleconferencing for decades. The downside is that much of the equipment and technology DoD relies on for video teleconferences (VTCs) has been around for decades.

  Defense

  November 24, 2014
• Marines with government-issued mobile devices about to become fewer, prouder

  Many members of the Marine Corps who currently have access to a government-issued BlackBerry had better start weaning themselves off as the Pentagon pushes a bring-your-own-device approach.

  Budget

  November 24, 2014
• Experts: Home, baby cameras not secure worldwide

  DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A child playing in Bucheon, South Korea. An empty crib in Absecon, New Jersey. Cattle feeding in Behamberg, Austria. Footage from more than 100 countries is being streamed…

  Technology

  November 24, 2014
• DoD updates rules to protect servicemembers from shady retailers, creditors

  The Pentagon will curtail the types of payments service members are allowed to make to companies directly from their regular paychecks, a move officials said was intended to protect troops from unscrupulous businesses.

  Defense

  November 24, 2014
• VA to spend up to $690 million on new patient scheduling system

  The Department of Veterans Affairs released a request for proposals on Wednesday to build a new patient scheduling system - an endeavor that could cost up to $690 million over seven years.

  Defense

  November 24, 2014
• Yahoo replaces Google as Firefox’s default search

  MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yahoo will supplant Google’s search engine on Firefox’s Web browser in the U.S., signaling Yahoo’s resolve to regain some of the ground that it has lost…

  Technology

  November 24, 2014
• AP Exclusive: Some in NSA warned of a backlash

  KEN DILANIAN AP Intelligence Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Dissenters within the National Security Agency, led by a senior agency executive, warned in 2009 that the program to secretly collect American phone records wasn’t providing enough…

  Technology

  November 23, 2014
• The 100,000 Jobs Mission: Is it a success?

  Maureen Casey with JP Morgan Chase and Company, and the Rand Corporation's Dr. Margaret Harrell, join host Derrick Dortch to talk about a new report that looks at lessons learned from a program that helps veterans find jobs in private sector. November 21, 2014 (Encore presentation November 28, 2014)

  Fed Access

  November 21, 2014
• Billboard ranking to include streams, track sales

  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Billboard’s chart is getting a makeover. The music industry tracker says it’s transforming the Billboard 200 chart from a sales-based ranking to one that better measures music consumption. The chart currently…

  Technology

  November 21, 2014
• Bob Martinage, Senior Fellow, Center for Strategic & Budgetary Assessments

  Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is calling for a fresh round of technology innovation to ensure America's military superiority. The push is part of what Hagel described as a "game-changing" strategy to sharpen the nation's military edge, even with tight budgets. Bob Martinage is former Navy under-secretary and technology aide to Defense Secretary Robert Gates. He's now a Senior Fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments. He joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to talk about the initiative.

  Federal Drive

  November 21, 2014