National & World Headlines
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Steve Bucci, senior cyber consultant for IBM Global Business Services\' public sector division, discussed the recent Pentagon cybersecurity plan. He said, contrary to many critics, that the plan should be considered a success and that it\'s up to the job of cyber defense.
July 22, 2011 -
An Army-commissioned study finds that since 1996, the service has spent more than a billion dollars per year on defense systems that wound up being cancelled. Army leaders say they recognize the problem, and have already begun moving aggressively toward reform.
July 22, 2011 -
Hear how the role of the reservist is evolving, and what changes the military wants to make from Lt. General Jack Stultz, Chief of the Army Reserve
July 22, 2011 -
The Defense Department will close the Defense Knowledge Online portal due to lower than expected numbers of users. In its place, DoD will launch the Enterprise Services Portal Branch.
July 21, 2011 -
Jim Lewis, director of the Technology and Public Policy Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss the hullaballoo surrounding the Pentagon\'s recent cybersecurity strategy. Lewis argued that, in fact, the strategy calls for a much stricter definition for cyber attack than the media commonly uses.
July 21, 2011 -
A marine who took pot shots at the Pentagon says he didn\'t do it for the reasons most people think. Learn more in today\'s DoD Report.
July 21, 2011 -
OFPP administrator Dan Gordon said the morale of contracting officers and other acquisition workers is improving. OPM issued a new IT program and project management competency guidance.
July 20, 2011 -
The Defense and Energy departments are starting two new joint research and demonstration projects intended to help DoD become less reliant on petroleum.
July 20, 2011 -
General James Cartwright said the recent DoD cybersecurity strategy is an important first step in making sure cybersecurity policy is integrated across both the Pentagon and government.
July 19, 2011 -
A new GAO report shows that DOD\'s Ballistic Missile Defense System lacks clear oversight on training and funding.
July 19, 2011 -
Alan Chvotkin, executive vice president and counsel at the Professional Services Council, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss recent speculation that the Defense Department ignored proposals from the Defense Contract Audit Agency nearly two years ago.
July 19, 2011 -
A new study may link older veterans and Alzheimer\'s disease. Learn more in today\'s DoD Report.
July 19, 2011 -
Even though a short era of ever-increasing military budgets has come to a close, Pentagon leaders said Monday their quest to find savings in defense spending is not aimed at reducing the profitability of contractors.
July 19, 2011 -
These are the stories Federal News Radio reporters are working on today.
July 18, 2011 -
The Air Force has requested that Congress reduce the amount of airlifters it is required to use. Gen. Duncan McNabb, who heads the U.S. Transportation Command said doing so could save $1.2 billion over five years.
July 18, 2011