National & World Headlines
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Gen. Raymond Odierno has been sworn in as the new Army chief of staff. At the ceremony, he said the United States must avoid rash decisions such as slashing the size of the Army in order to rein in the defense budget.
September 08, 2011 -
The White House, Defense Department, NASA and federal procurement experts have formed a working group to tackle the problem of counterfeit goods in the government\'s supply chain. The Justice Department has convicted military suppliers of selling phony parts that were used in military equipment used in Fallujah, Iraq. The group will make recommendations to President Barack Obama by the end of the year.
September 08, 2011 -
Panetta says the attacks a decade ago have in some ways strengthened the United States at home and abroad.
September 07, 2011 -
Ed Meagher, a former Interior Department CIO and deputy CIO and Chief Technology Officer at VA, explains why he supports VisTA\'s move to open source.
September 07, 2011 -
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee found agencies manually input data into grants, contracts and loan systems. The committee also said at least 10 agencies don\'t have good oversight of the data quality.
September 07, 2011 -
Al-Qaida is weaker and the United States has become stronger and safer since 9/11, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said in a speech he made after touring the National September 11 Memorial and Museum.
September 07, 2011 -
A recently fired IT worker --David Palmer -- broke into the military contractor\'s computer system and wiped out payroll files while eating a burger at a sports bar.
September 06, 2011 -
Hacker group Anonymous stole and leaked 90,000 military email addresses and passwords from Booz Allen Hamilton in July, and they are not done.
September 06, 2011 -
The Army is planning a 2012 release for a major information technology contract. Request for proposals are set for the second quarter on the 10-year, $5 billion dollar IT Enterprise Solutions-3 Hardware contract.
September 06, 2011 -
The Air Force has awarded Georgia Tech Applied Research Corporation a $50 million contract to evaluate the service\'s inventory of sensors. The Atlanta company will survey the sensor market and test how well different devices work and will also look at new ways for the military to use sensors.
September 06, 2011 -
On today\'s Federal Drive: Veterans Affairs announced it will release its open-source EHR code, SSA announces new rules on banned visitors and the USPS prepares to testify about its dire financial straits.
September 06, 2011 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs celebrated the opening of the online portal where development on its electronic health record system will proceed using an open source model. The effort could fundamentally change the way the government tackles large IT projects, VA\'s chief information officer said.
September 06, 2011 -
Even though it\'s a federal holiday, the one when working folks are supposed to rest, Uncle Sam has millions of lifeguards — civilian and military — on duty today. For obvious reasons. And even if you can\'t see them, they are there, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
September 05, 2011 -
The Defense Department is poised to once again miss its small business contracting goal, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says in a memo just issued to the department\'s leadership.
September 02, 2011 -
Robyn Kehoe, the director of field operations at FEEA, joined the Federal Drive to discuss a program that pays for college for the children of parents lost in the 9/11 attacks.
September 02, 2011