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Officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday for the new Defense Health Headquarters in Virginia.
September 19, 2012 -
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Military's cyber leaders say job satisfaction has so far trumped salary concerns when it comes to building and retaining a workforce of elite cyber warriors. Building the capacity of that training pipeline is the next challenge.
September 19, 2012 -
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The goal was to achieve an efficient, effective and accountable government. A key strategy was to change the way the federal employee approached the job. In part three of Federal News Radio's week-long, multimedia special report, The Obama Impact: Evaluating the Last Four Years, we examine the tactics employed to create a more efficient workforce; hiring and SES reform, reducing backlogs in security clearances and retirement claims, building a cyber workforce, telework and the overall support of the civil servant. Four were rated as effective, two as more progress needed, and one as ineffective.
September 19, 2012 -
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The researchers said outdated prevention methods combined with staff shortages and a stigma against alcohol and drug-related disorders means the Defense Department is not not keeping up with a public health crisis.
September 18, 2012 -
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The contract is part of DARPA's High-Assurance Cyber Military Systems.
September 18, 2012 -
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Defense Secretary Leon Panetta requested that all of his department's agencies have their auditable financial statements to him by 2014.
September 18, 2012 -
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Nigerian troops have killed Boko Haram spokesman Abu Qaqa, the public messenger of an Islamic sect that has become the biggest threat to Nigeria's security. It happened in a gun battle in the northern city of Kano. Boko Haram has killed hundreds of people since 2009 in attacks on security forces, government offices and churches. The organization has been designated a terrorist group by the United States, which means it's subject to sanctions and possible military strikes.
September 18, 2012 -
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The agencies soon will issue solicitations that will take them one step closer to deploying integrated electronic health records for service members, veterans and their families. The departments have been working on the project for years but have only recently begun to demonstrate tangible progress.
September 18, 2012 -
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Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve was set up in 1972 to help employers enable members of the National Guard and Reserve to re-enter the civilian job market.
September 17, 2012 -
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As an investigation continues into oxygen-deprivation issues involving the F-22 Raptor fighter, Air Force officials say they're optimistic about the program's future and the jet's ability to perform. Several F-22 pilots have complained about blackouts in the cockpit. Maj. Gen. Charles W. Lyon said previously unexplained F-22 physiological incidents, were a result of a combination of factors related to oxygen delivery system components," He says corrective action is under way."
September 17, 2012 -
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The across-the-board budget cuts, known as sequestration, set to take effect Jan. 2 would be "deeply destructive" to national security and core civilian agency programs, according to a comprehensive report from the White House detailing the impact of the cuts on specific programs and accounts. The $109 billion in cuts coming next year — split evenly between Defense civilian agency budgets — would slash Defense discretionary spending by 9.4 percent and civilian agency spending by 8.2 percent.
September 14, 2012 -
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Defense Secretary Leon Panetta will soon be traveling to China and Japan, amid escalating tensions in the region including tussles over several disputed islands in the East China Sea. This will be Panetta's third trip to Asia in 11 months, reflecting the Pentagon's ongoing shift to putting more military focus on the Pacific region. The trip will also include a stop in New Zealand. Panetta's stop in Japan is also likely to include discussions about the deployment of V-22 Ospreys there.
September 14, 2012 -
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At meetings this week, DoD gives European Command the go-ahead to start building the first increment of a standards-based IT environment that will collapse thousands of networks into a single, interoperable environment.
September 14, 2012 -
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Marines have been sent to Libya to beef up security. Who are they? The Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team (FAST) is capable of rapidly deploying to immediately improve security at United States Government installations worldwide. FAST Marines are deployed at the discretion of the Chief of Naval Operations and the Commandant of the Marine Corps when the primary and auxiliary security forces of the Marines are unable to adequately respond to a security crisis.
September 13, 2012
