National & World Headlines
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WTOP\'s Hank Silverberg has a preview of his BRAC Impact report on the MARC Center in Alexandria.
May 09, 2011 -
The influx of thousands of defense workers to the Mark Center in Alexandria will change traffic patterns along Interstate 395. In southern Fairfax County, more than 20,000 workers will flood Fort Belvoir as part of BRAC.
May 09, 2011 -
Researchers at the Center for Strategic and International Studies find trends toward more competition in Defense Department contracting between 1999 and 2010. The Washington think tank also found DoD also had increased the use of fixed price contracting.
May 09, 2011 -
Even long-time teleworkers may have overlooked ways to get more out of their telework zone.
May 09, 2011 -
D.C. has the second worst traffic in the nation but if we play our cards right, we might be able to overtake Los Angeles just in time for your next visit to headquarters! Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says we\'ve identified the problem, now check out the solution.
May 09, 2011 -
Federal News Radio has compiled a list of important links and resources on the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure.
May 09, 2011 -
Davi D\'Agostino, Director of Defense Capabilities and Management Issues at GAO, discusses the report\'s findings.
May 06, 2011 -
The stand-down order was made Tuesday but is just now becoming public. It\'s unclear how long the stand down will last.
May 06, 2011 -
Days after landing a $21 million contract with Agriculture, SAIC has gotten a new contract.
May 06, 2011 -
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) said he supports the administration\'s plan to make it easier to get rid of excess property at civilian agencies.
May 06, 2011 -
The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee said Thursday he will include language implementing the Defense Department\'s request to increase insurance fees for military retirees. That position is at odds with the panel\'s subcommittee on military personnel, which on Wednesday unanimously approved language which would prohibit the increase.
May 06, 2011 -
A House committee cut funding for the project in the 2012 budget by 98 percent.
May 05, 2011 -
Just how many Defense Department employees will eventually be using a cloud-based e-mail service depends who you ask. Maj. Gen. Ronnie Hawkins, the Defense Information Systems Agency’s vice director, told reporters Tuesday, selling the Navy and Air Force on its cloud-based email system is a matter of when, not if. However, Hawkins admits, “If you [...]
May 05, 2011 -
The Pentagon has been telling Congress for years it doesn\'t want the F136 alternative engine for the F35 fighter jet, because it costs too much money.
May 05, 2011 -
Brent Elrod, the national program leader of military and veterans programs at USDA, talked to Federal News Radio about some of the programs that will be offered through the initiative.
May 05, 2011