National & World Headlines
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This \"best-of\" show highlights Federal News Countdown with PricewaterhouseCoopers\' Kim Peretti and Government Executive\'s Tom Shoop; also, an interview with John Young, former undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics.
September 24, 2010 -
Administration\'s working group also is looking at policies and regulations that need to be updated. DoD calls on Congressional support when the White House submits its package of legislative changes. Meanwhile, DHS has released a draft of the National Cyber Incident Response Plan.
September 24, 2010 -
President Obama has nominated Major General Darrell Jones to oversee manpower and personnel issues on the Air Staff.
September 24, 2010 -
The military is consolidating one of its computer networks to increase cybersecurity. The Air Force is moving each of its commands away from having its own network.
September 24, 2010 -
Who exactly is in charge of protecting the internet from a cyber attack? That\'s the question the White House and Congress are wrestling with.
September 24, 2010 -
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is inviting researchers to submit innovative approaches to declassification.
September 24, 2010 -
A congressionally chartered commission said the State Department does not have the training or expertise to take over security operation in Iraq when the military departs at the end of 2011.
September 24, 2010 -
Britain\'s Defense Minister, Liam Fox, has written a letter to Sen. Carl Levin expressing support for the Joint Strike Fighter program.
September 24, 2010 -
The Army is testing consumer technology to see how well it performs on the battlefield.
September 24, 2010 -
The Defense Department and its services plan to hire a total of 1,000 cyber professionals each year over the next three years, Gen. Keith Alexander tells a House committee. Alexander said getting the right people in place to move the DoD Cyber Command into an operational stage is among his highest priorities. DoD and the services must look at how best to retain these professionals once they work for the military.
September 24, 2010 -
The Defense Department\'s cyber command will become fully operational on October 1. Federal News Radio\'s Jason Miller joined DorobekINSIDER with details about how General Alexander believes DoD can overcome the lack of qualified cyber employees.
September 23, 2010 -
The Senate vote that failed to begin debate on the defense authorization bill does not change the Defense Department\'s process on the possible repeal of the so-called \"Don\'t Ask, Don\'t Tell\" law.
September 23, 2010 -
Transparency moves the MSPB to hear oral arguments for the first time in nearly 30 years.
September 23, 2010 -
A Pentagon official is under investigation for allegedly making unwanted sexual advances and creating a hostile work environment.
September 23, 2010 -
Nine years of conflict have revolutionized the way the military treats people wounded in battle. That includes faster evacuations, better-executed trauma care networks, and huge advances in treating amputations and spinal-cord injuries.
September 22, 2010