National & World Headlines
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Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has told DoD he wants it to be ready for a partial audit by 2014. The Senate this week is considering taking that goal and making it law.
November 30, 2011 -
The Morning Federal Newscast is a daily compilation of the stories you hear Federal Drive hosts Tom Temin and Amy Morris 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.
November 30, 2011 -
BAE Systems and Daden are working together to speed the development of a 3-D immersive visual analytics application.
November 30, 2011 -
Biden\'s trip is designed to solidify ties between Iraq and the United States.
November 30, 2011 -
The Justice Department and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement led a government-wide effort to stem the flow of counterfeit products. The White House launched a public-service campaign to let citizens know the impact of fake products on the economy. The Senate passed more stringent rules for DoD and its vendors to make sure military parts are original.
November 30, 2011 -
Host John Gilroy is joined by CNSI Senior Vice President Shaliesh Patel. They will discuss the challenges in helping citizens get more involved in their own healthcare. November 29, 2011(Encore presentation December 20, 2011)
November 29, 2011 -
Office of Management and Budget Director Jacob Lew has approved the cloud security memo and guidance, known as FedRAMP, pushing it to the brink of public release, Federal News Radio has learned. Multiple sources confirmed Lew approved the documents before Thanksgiving and OMB could issue the memo and guidance as early as next week.
November 29, 2011 -
The Morning Federal Newscast is a daily compilation of the stories you hear Federal Drive hosts Tom Temin and Amy Morris 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.
November 29, 2011 -
Marine Gen. James Amos now calls the repeal of \"don\'t ask don\'t tell\" a non-event and says it does not undermine the war effort.
November 29, 2011 -
Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, calls for \"whole government\" approach to dealing with online threat.
November 29, 2011 -
The cascading effects of the Obama administration\'s decision to pull thousands of soldiers out of Iraq and Afghanistan are rippling through the National Guard.
November 28, 2011 -
DoD counted 772 data centers in 2010, and has closed 55 of them since then.
November 28, 2011 -
In the Department of Veterans Affairs, it took two years and a big culture change to raise the rate of on-time deliveries of IT projects from below 30 percent to just shy of 90 percent. But according to VA\'s CIO, those changes amount to his department giving itself its own budget increase.
November 28, 2011 -
The new ceiling on the deal is $7.4 billion. The planes have never been used in combat and have in fact been grounded several times due to ongoing issues with the Onboard Oxygen Generating System and other malfunctions.
November 23, 2011 -
The buyouts and early retirements apply to billing and collection jobs in 11 regional health care networks. They are part of VA\'s initiative to consolidate accounting activities.
November 23, 2011