National & World Headlines
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For every two vacancies in the Air Force civilian ranks, only one person will be hired.
May 23, 2011 -
Contractors building facilities for the Navy and Marine Corps have to offer up some green elements in their blueprints. WFED\'s Jared Serbu reports.
May 23, 2011 -
It\'s been four years since the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs launched the Federal Recovery Coordinator Program, designed to expedite the process for wounded vets to get the care and services they needed.
May 20, 2011 -
See how DOD\'s money saving and efficiency tactics match up against your agency\'s. Bill Solis, Director of Defense Capabilities and Management Issues, GAO has more information
May 19, 2011 -
The Secretary of the Army said Wednesday that the service agreed with most of the recommendations of a blue ribbon panel on reforming its acquisition process. Secretary John McHugh told Congress the Army was moving forward with 63 of the 76 recommendations.
May 19, 2011 -
Lawyers are reviewing whether permitting same-sex marriages on U.S. Navy bases will work. They’re also checking into whether allowing chaplains to officiate would be acceptable as well once a ban on gays serving openly in…
May 19, 2011 -
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev recently expressed reservations about a European missile shield and Russia\'s participation in the system. In a letter to leaders of NATO member nations, Medvedev clarified his country\'s position on and concerns about missile defense progress and cooperation. The United States\' current approach for missile defense in Europe would deploy land- and sea-based interceptors around Europe. In response to these concerns, the State Department reiterated its intention to cooperate with Russia on missile defense.
May 19, 2011 -
In a recent Missile Defense Agency test, Raytheon\'s Army/Navy Transportable-2 radar, better known as the A-EN-Tip-ee-2, supported the first launch-on-remote engagement of the SM-3 Block one A against an intermediate range ballistic missile. Located on Wake Island, the A-EN-Tip-ee-2 supported the launch by detecting and tracking the target. This test demonstrates remote engagement capabilities of the system, a major milestone in the first phase of the Obama administration\'s Phased Adaptive Approach for missile defense in Europe.
May 19, 2011 -
Agencies asked 125 annuitants for help last year with Army leading the way, bringing 44 retired federal workers back to help with acquisition processes.
May 19, 2011 -
AM General, LLC of South Bend, Indiana has received a $164 million contract from the Army.
May 19, 2011 -
Leaders in the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments say a new system that will let them jointly evaluate the disabilities of wounded servicemembers is a vast improvement over old procedures, but it will take another year or two before they can meet their goal of evaluating disabilities within 300 days.
May 18, 2011 -
The ARPA-NET inventors are getting two historical markers in Arlington where their office used to be.
May 18, 2011 -
A system designed to get wounded troops out of the military and on disability compensation more quickly has failed recently to meet its efficiency goals, delaying service members\' release sometimes more than a year, documents show.
May 18, 2011 -
Several defense contractors are hanging out a \"Help Wanted\" sign.
May 18, 2011 -
Defense budget cuts hit close to home for 112 General Dynamics employees. Learn more in today\'s DoD Report
May 17, 2011