National & World Headlines

• Fixed price contracting the future in Army?

  At least one Senior Army Official says fixed-price contracting might not be the way to go for the Army.

  Defense

  March 15, 2011
• CBO: Reducing fed pay could save $67B over decade

  Reducing pay and benefits of federal civilian employees, military and retirees could save the government $10 billion over five years and $50 billion over 10 years, according to a March report by the Congressional Budget Office.

  Budget

  March 15, 2011
• DISA blocks DoD employee access to video sites

  There will be slightly less \"video intelligence\' at the Department of Defense from now on.

  Federal Drive

  March 15, 2011
• Defense Intel acquisition feds meeting in Miami

  This year\'s conference theme, \"Leveraging Efficiencies for Operational Effectiveness,\" will bring together experts from government, industry, professional trade organizations, and academia to share their insights, outlooks and perspectives on the most relevant issues, opportunities and challenges we are facing today as we deliver new technologies and operational capabilities to our war fighters and our national security customers.

  Federal Drive

  March 15, 2011
• Defense acquisitions may have to settle

  A Congressional panel heard from deputy Pentagon service chiefs last week that when it comes to future acquisitions, DOD may have to settle for \"good enough\".

  Federal Drive

  March 15, 2011
• DoD details furlough rules…just in case

  Military personnel would not be subject to a furlough in the event of a government shutdown, according to guidance prepared by the Defense Department as a contingency plan. The memo, drafted earlier this month, gives broad overarching guidance to military departments and agencies who would have discretion to determine what activities would and would not be exempted from a shutdown.

  Budget

  March 15, 2011
• Arlington Cemetery updates call center data

  The cemetery\'s call center now has access to data and can answer every inquiry from veterans and family members.

  Defense

  March 14, 2011
• Under CR, new Navy ship-building on hold

  The existing CR has caused the Navy to miss construction starts and other scheduled projects, Politico reports.

  Budget

  March 14, 2011
• Shutdown would halt military pay

  U.S. troops could be required to report to work without pay if a budget clash in Congress results in a government-wide shutdown, according to draft planning guidance circulating in the Pentagon.

  Federal Drive

  March 14, 2011
• Report supports Navy concerns on global warming

  Climate change is having implications for the Navy, according to a new assessment by the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences.

  Defense

  March 11, 2011
• More vets working in public sector

  More Iraq and Afghanistan era veterans are finding work in the public sector than ever before.

  Defense

  March 11, 2011
• DoD may require contractors to display hotline poster

  The Defense Department is proposing a rule that requires contractors to display the DoD fraud hotline poster in common work areas.

  Defense

  March 11, 2011
• Defense reaches out to employers

  The Defense Department is reaching out to employers of National Guardsmen and Reservists with a major survey to find out how the past decade of war and the heavy use of Reserve-component forces has affected their civilian workplaces.

  Federal Drive

  March 11, 2011
• Agencies still sharing after WikiLeaks

  Fears that the leak of thousands of State Department memos to the website WikiLeaks would reverse progress on interagency sharing of national security information have not materialized, officials testified Thursday. Agencies have responded by recognizing the need to protect data rather than by hoarding it, they said.

  Congress

  March 11, 2011