National & World Headlines
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A paper by four senior Army officers and members of the faculty at West Point says the military’s use of social security numbers and other personal data put servicemembers at greater risk of identity theft…
December 09, 2010 -
The Federal Bed Bug Workgroup meets in February for its second summit.
December 09, 2010 -
The nation\'s No. 2 military officer on Wednesday strongly endorsed the warfighting value of information-sharing.
December 09, 2010 -
A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced the son of a convicted spy to five years of probation for helping his father contact his old Russian handlers. Nathan Nicholson, son of ex-CIA agent Harold \"Jim\" Nicholson, pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges. The son had been used as the middle man in an attempt to try to collect money from the Russians while behind bars. The younger Nicholson apologized to the court and said he was embarrassed by his actions. Harold Nicholson is one of the highest-ranking CIA officers ever convicted of espionage.
December 08, 2010 -
The long-term fallout of the Wikileaks disclosure is turning up already. Some foreign governments appear to be pulling back already. Col. Dave Lapan, a Pentagon spokesman, says \"We have gotten indications that there is at least some change in how individuals and governments cooperate with us, and share information,\" Lapan repeated the concern that would-be informants or established intelligence sources might not be coming forward out of fear they could be exposed, or that governments might become more \"circumspect with the information they share.\"
December 08, 2010 -
Army.mil reports on the Army\'s use of simulated wounds to train medical staff.
December 08, 2010 -
Federal News Radio told you about the Army’s plans to bring smartphone technology to the battlefield within a year. If the service wants to issue every soldier some kind of smartphone, the move could turn…
December 08, 2010 -
Senior U.S. military commanders say the transition of security responsibilities from U.S. to Afghan troops will begin in the next several months.
December 08, 2010 -
The Defense Acquisition University has launched the first ever Department of Defense casual games site. Games Czar Alicia Sanchez explains.
December 08, 2010 -
The president had requested a 23 billion dollar increase. But the Democratic plan would eliminate raises for most defense programs.
December 08, 2010 -
Appointees, military, and career civilians interact inside Pentagon, but all have different worldviews, goals, and methods of meeting the mission.
December 07, 2010 -
The Washington Post reports that a Navy intelligence officer is accused of leaking classified documents.
December 07, 2010 -
The agencies sign a MOU to work more closely on research and development on new technologies to protect the financial services sector\'s critical infrastructure. This agreement follows a pilot DHS and DoD have been working on to share threat information.
December 07, 2010 -
The Defense Department employs about 45,000 workers with disabilities, but needs to boost awareness of a program to support, hire and retain them says Stephen M. King. The DOD\'s director of disability programs joins us to tell us how he plans to do that.
December 07, 2010 -
The Pentagon, even while looking for ways to trim the budget and reduce deficit pressure, tells contractors profit margins should stay intact. We get details from Jim McAleese.
December 07, 2010