National & World Headlines
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A special House panel finds DoD\'s audit plan is credible, but successful implementation will depend on commitment of Defense components and future leaders.
January 25, 2012 -
President Barack Obama hit on some issues important to federal employees during his State of the Union address Tuesday night, including his push for a reorganization of some federal agencies. But, he also called for the creation of two new \"units\" to help fight counterfeit goods and financial fraud.
January 25, 2012 -
Muamar Ghadafi has been dead for more than 3 months, but forces loyal to him continue to fight and they\'ve taken control, of Bani Walid, a town south-east of the capital. They\'ve been flying their green flags in defiance of the country\'s new, weak government. This is just the latest problem facing the government which has yet to rise to its feet since the NATO led operation ousted Gadhafi and his government. There are also concerns that terrorist factions are spiriting weapons out of the country
January 24, 2012 -
Plan outlines how joint forces will maintain their access to land, air, sea and cyber space.
January 24, 2012 -
President Barack Obama announced a slate of nominees for administration posts, including three in key Defense Department positions. They include nominees for the Pentagon\'s personnel and policy chiefs and the department\'s chief weapons buyer.
January 23, 2012 -
Both the Defense and Transportation Departments have asked the FCC to rescind its decision allowing a Virginia company to set up a national broadband network.
January 23, 2012 -
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the U.S. military is moving ahead with developing the Marine Corps version of the next-generation strike fighter jet, but warns the program is \"not out of the woods yet.\" Those remarks came as the F-35B Lightning II was removed from \"probation\" and granted full status along the other two variants of the Joint Strike Fighter. He said the F-35, the Pentagon\'s most expensive weapons program, is \"absolutely vital to maintaining America\'s air superiority\".
January 23, 2012 -
The Pentagon has been under pressure to spend less, and that urgency is growing, as the threat of automatic-cuts looms.
January 23, 2012 -
In next year\'s budget, key factors for program funding are performance, performance and performance, the Air Force\'s top acquisition official said.
January 23, 2012 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs is offering free credit monitoring for one year to more than 2,200 veterans after the agency mistakenly released personal information of those vets online.
January 23, 2012 -
Ray Bjorklund, vice president and chief knowledge officer at Deltek, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss DoD contract management.
January 20, 2012 -
Travis Sharp, a defense analyst at the Center for a New American Security, outlines three main areas where DoD could make cuts.
January 20, 2012 -
The Army uses the drones for warfighter training and unspecified \"domestic operations\" in civilian airspace.
January 20, 2012 -
The Defense Department’s chief information officer should have more power, according to the independent Defense Business Board. The group of private-sector executives say the agency’s CIO needs greater authority over their counterparts in the military,…
January 20, 2012 -
The Navy has signed a deal to start funneling green energy to its largest base. Instead of costing money, the project will save money, Navy and industry officials say.
January 20, 2012