National & World Headlines
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The contract is for HP to provide work stations, processors and other products.
August 30, 2011 -
The main issue the department is looking at is the large memory space of the devices and users\' lack of knowledge about mobile devices. DoD is also evaluating how information may be risked.
August 30, 2011 -
Todd Grams, acting Assistant Secretary for Management and Chief Financial Officer at the VA, is the leader behind work to cut costs and make access easier for beneficiaries.
August 30, 2011 -
Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Jacobs, the commanding general for U.S. Army North\'s Joint Task Force 51, joined the Federal Drive to discuss how U.S. Army North is involved in Irene cleanup efforts along the East Coast.
August 30, 2011 -
The Defense Department is taking a hard look at its diversity programs, as part of a presidential order to coordinate efforts across the federal government.
August 30, 2011 -
A New Jersey man has been convicted of selling defective and phony parts to the Defense Logistics Agency, the Justice Department announced in a release.
August 29, 2011 -
For the first time this weekend, dual-commanders were deployed for a natural disaster, the Defense Department announced.
August 29, 2011 -
The Army\'s new cyber command, only 11 months old, is working to implement a strategic plan based on three pillars. One challenge is building a workforce that can meet the service\'s offensive and defensive objectives in cyberspace.
August 29, 2011 -
Diane Phillips is the patient-centered care coordinator at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Washington, D.C.
August 29, 2011 -
Todd Canni, the Air Force Associate General Counsel, joined the Federal Drive to discuss a recent article he wrote dealing with contractor suspensions and debarments.
August 26, 2011 -
Following the tropical storm warning for the Washington, D.C. area issued by the National Weather Service early Friday morning, federal preparation activities are getting underway. The Federal Emergency Management Agency is coordinating efforts.
August 26, 2011 -
The Xinhua News Agency characterized the Pentagon\'s annual assessment of China\'s military capabilities — reporting that Beijing is building a modern, regionally focused military — as scaremongering. China maintains that its military posture is entirely defensive.
August 25, 2011 -
The Veterans Affairs Department and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are testing how employees\' personal mobile devices would work on their networks. VA plans to start letting its workers use their smartphones on its network in October. CDC is focusing letting employees access only non-sensitive data.
August 25, 2011 -
The National Military Command Center in the Pentagon maintained watch and never lost communications during Tuesday\'s 5.8 earthquake.
August 24, 2011 -
The Army has begun moving users of DoD\'s secret IP network to a more secure, two-factor PKI authentication system. It\'s one of several measures the service says it\'s taking to better use trusted identities on DoD networks.
August 24, 2011