National & World Headlines
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November 4th, 2009 The ambitious information sharing project between the Defense Department and the Veterans Affairs Department is a technologically complex one. The two agencies have built electronic health records, and have set the stage…
November 04, 2009 -
Senior Executive Association President Carol Bonosaro discusses how she and others plan to attract new blood to the Senior Executive Service, starting with some provisions in the recently-signed Defense Authorization bill.
October 30, 2009 -
Algae could soon help the Navy move towards its goal of becoming more energy independent. The Defense Energy Support Center announced a contract with Solazyme to develop an alternative fuel using the substance. Rick Kamin…
October 06, 2009 -
The first round of the military’s new mine-resistant ambush-protected all-terrain vehicles have hit the ground in Afghanistan. This comes just three months after the delivery order was awarded to the OshKosh Corporation. Dave Hansen is…
October 01, 2009 -
New document outlines best practices, ideas and what to avoid when deploying 2.0 tools at your agency.
September 29, 2009 -
There has been all sorts of talk about Web 2.0 and security, and the Defense Department is on the front lines of that discussion. We are expected the DoD policy on these Web 2.0 tools…
September 29, 2009 -
You’ve heard of Orbitz and Travelocity. The Pentagon runs its own travel booking site too, but satisfaction ratings have dropped, in part, because people say it’s too confusing. FederalTimes got ahold of a poll indicating…
September 29, 2009 -
Deputy director for management Jeffrey Zients hires Shelley Metzenbaum to help lead the performance management effort. OMB to lean on the Performance Improvement Council to develop and advocate for new approach.
September 25, 2009 -
Nearly three dozen Pentagon agencies that were on deadline to move by 2011 as part of the BRAC process have now have a little more breathing room in their plans. A local lawmaker announced a…
September 22, 2009 -
Two extra years are now available for buildings around the National Capital region to comply with security standards. Congressman Jim Moran announced the deadline rollback at a news conference this morning, and he talked to…
September 22, 2009 -
Let’s admit it — we just don’t pay as much attention over the summer. But there were all sorts of things that did go on this summer — even aside from fuming at health care…
September 08, 2009 -
Deidre Lee Executive Vice President Professional Services Council August 31st, 2009
August 31, 2009 -
Controlling your message is part of the game when you run a press shop. But Stars and Stripes reports the military has been grading reporters. The newspaper obtained documents showing that DOD rates reporters in…
August 31, 2009 -
Coast Guard wants to set up separate network to use social media sites. CIO Council looking at cybersecurity implications of these tools.
August 28, 2009 -
Four policemen were killed and another wounded in an explosion carried out by a suicide bomber in Shalinskiy District of Chechnya, yesterday. A spokesman for the Argunskiy interior department an unidentified man came up to…
August 25, 2009