National & World Headlines
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In 2018, the Navy is implementing new sleep and ship deployment schedules for its 7th Fleet after four major accidents in the prior year.
December 29, 2017 -
Federal News Radio shares federal photos daily highlighting the work of government agencies and federal workers. From one administration to another, here are twelve photos shared in the 2017 gallery that represent celebrations of people and progress through times of trial and triumph.
December 29, 2017 -
As the Defense Department begins preparations in 2018 to process nearly 80 percent of all federal security clearances, the Government Accountability Office paints a messy picture of the governmentwide effort to improve quality and timeliness for background investigations.
December 28, 2017 -
Defense saw a slew of changes in 2017 aimed to increase competitiveness, inspire growth and address shortfalls in funding and healthcare realms.
December 28, 2017 -
The "Me Too" movement has sparked women and men throughout the economy to think and talk more openly about sexual harassment and discrimination.
December 28, 2017 -
Secretary David Shulkin and many in Congress want to see more care delivered by local, community networks rather than in large, distant VA hospitals.
December 28, 2017 -
Army plans to assemble a vendor consortium with the goal of conducting 6-24 cyber prototyping projects a year, each within 30 days.
December 28, 2017 -
DoD used planned system outage to prepare for transition to new TRICARE contractors, changes to health benefits
December 27, 2017 -
Audit finds more than 250 ways in which DoD's Qatar base violates the department's own safety standards, similar to recent findings at other overseas installations.
December 26, 2017 -
When looking for a few Christmas season columns, we turned to one old, as in long-time reader because she's funny, candid and not the least bit orthodox.
December 25, 2017 -
Jared Serbu joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to talk about some of the key movements in DoD's cloud migration, along with some of the other most-read-about topics for 2017.
December 22, 2017 -
An integrated team of Booz Allen Hamilton subject matter experts discuss how data science and advanced analytics are transforming the Defense Department's Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) enterprise. December 26, 2017
December 21, 2017 -
Alfred Rivera, currently the director of the Defense Information Systems Agency's development and business center, will retire Jan. 4 after a 35-year government career.
December 21, 2017 -
The Defense Department is prepared to deal with issues if Congress can't pass a spending bill or it agrees to another continuing resolution.
December 21, 2017 -
Miranda Summers-Lowe, the Smithsonian's newest modern military curator, shares some things that kept troops going during the holidays.
December 20, 2017