National & World Headlines
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In a move toward clarity, the Pentagon Federal Credit Union is testing an easier to understand credit card agreement designed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
December 08, 2011 -
After the passage of the 1986 Goldwater-Nichols Act, the Pentagon stopped fighting the Congressional push for the military services to come together. Instead, it innovated joint operations beyond the wildest hopes of reformers in Congress. Can that model be exported to the rest of the federal government?
December 08, 2011 -
Col. Dan Hughes, the director of the Army\'s system-of-systems integration, joined in Depth with Francis Rose to discuss the second round of testing of the Army\'s handheld systems.
December 07, 2011 -
Whistleblowers at government contractors need better protections against reprisal and need to know how to contact agency inspectors general. Two IGs and a whistleblower awaiting trial were among the witnesses at a hearing of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Reform Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight. It is considering legislation to extend federal whistleblower protections to all contractors, subcontractors and local governments receiving federal funds.
December 07, 2011 -
The joint cyberspace training exercise was held at the Air Force Red Flag Facility at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada.
December 07, 2011 -
It took more than four years, but Congress succeeded in revamping the organizational structure of the Pentagon over the strident objections of the military\'s own leadership 25 years ago.
December 07, 2011 -
Agencies are measuring their progress towards hiring reforms and implementing technology to track applications and identify bottlenecks. Those are some of the best practices shared in a memo from the Office of Personnel Management. Overall, it said, agencies are progressing toward the governmentwide goal of filling vacancies in 80 days or less.
December 06, 2011 -
Winslow Wheeler, director of the Straus Military Reform Project at the Center for Defense Information, says that the latest holdups with the F-35 joint strike fighter program are nothing new. He suggests that it might be time for the DoD to pull the plug on the ill-fated program and seek other solutions.
December 06, 2011 -
The Army is collaborating with the Environmental Protection Agency to makes its bases more sustainable as part of its Net Zero initiative.
December 06, 2011 -
Defense Security Cooperation Agency said the U.S. couldn\'t finalize plans for several big weapons deals with various countries.
December 06, 2011 -
Viewing cybersecurity as a growth area, Raytheon buys up its ninth cybersecurity firm since 2007.
December 06, 2011 -
F-35 Joint Strike Fighter production should slow down a bit, says the program\'s chief, Navy Vice Adm. David Venlet. Potential airframe cracks and hot spots are showing up on the planes, Reuters reports.
December 05, 2011 -
DoD evaluated the components\' participation rate in hiring people with disabilities and severe disabilities. Military components also awarded individuals. The full list of winners will be released by DoD.
December 05, 2011 -
Pakistan boycotts conference after NATO missile strike.
December 05, 2011 -
A new report from GAO shows vendors filed the largest number of bid protests in 2011 since 1995. At the same time, a recent report shows increased use of suspension and debarment. These two reports show a growing tension between agencies and vendors.
December 05, 2011