National & World Headlines
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The Morning Federal Newscast is a daily compilation of the stories you hear Federal Drive host Tom Temin discuss throughout the show each day. The Newscast is designed to give FederalNewsRadio.com users more information about the stories you hear on the air. Today\'s newscast includes (more) pay freeze proposals, Air Force personnel cuts and Obama\'s nominee to head OFPP.
February 06, 2012 -
The Air Force plans to further reduce its ranks by 9,900 airmen as part of DoD\'s overall budget reductions. The personnel cuts tilt heavily toward the Air National Guard.
February 06, 2012 -
The Defense Department chief information officer needs more clout when it comes to implementing cloud computing, according to an advisory committee consisting of industry executives.
February 03, 2012 -
GOP senators unveiled a bill Thursday that would grant the Defense Department a one-year reprieve from \"sequestration\" cuts. House minority leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) called the proposal \"skullduggery.\"
February 03, 2012 -
The Philippine military said it killed three of Southeast Asia\'s most-wanted terrorist leaders in a U.S.-backed airstrike that significantly weakens an al-Qaida-linked network that had used islands in the southern Philippines as a hideout and training base. The dawn strike targeting a militant camp on a remote island killed at least 15 people, including Malaysian Zulkifli bin Hir, also known as Marwan, a top leader of the regional Jemaah Islamiyah terror network.
February 02, 2012 -
Retired Navy Adm. Fred Lewis, the president of the National Training and Simulation Association, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss how modeling and simulation can play a role in navigating the next decade of Pentagon budget cuts.
February 02, 2012 -
Navy expects to implement the first network on a fleet destroyer in late 2012.
February 02, 2012 -
The lawyer for a prisoner at Guantanamo Bay charged in the attack on the U.S.S. Cole has asked a judge to allow him to question the president of Yemen while he is in the U.S. for treatment. Navy Lt Cmdr. Steven Reyes, represents Abd al-Nashiri said he think President Ali Abdullah Saleh has information he can use in his clients trial.
February 02, 2012 -
Andrew Shapiro, the assistant Secretary of State for political and military affairs, explained the significance of the MOU.
February 02, 2012 -
Rep. Buck McKeon (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, says he\'ll kill any request coming from the Pentagon for a new round of base closures.
February 02, 2012 -
The Navy has announced it plans to offer early retirements, following a panel\'s decision last year that targeted nearly 3,000 sailors for separation. The Navy\'s temporary early retirement authority will only apply to sailors with 15 years of service, who were not selected for retention by the 2012 Enlistment Retention Board, according to a Navy administrative message laying out official guidance about the early retirements.
February 01, 2012 -
The USS Ponce — a 41-year-old warship — will serve as a base for commandos operating in the region.
February 01, 2012 -
Marine Corps Lt. Gen. George Flynn, director of joint force development, spoke to The Federal Drive with Tom Temin about what the Joint Operational Access Concept is.
February 01, 2012 -
The Defense Acquisition Board approved the next phase of development for the Defense Enterprise Accounting and Management System or DEAMS.
February 01, 2012 -
The Army Reserve wants to make it easier for soldiers in the active component of the Army to make their way back and forth to the reserve components. To do it, the Reserve will raise its standards for those who continue to serve.
February 01, 2012