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The Obama administration nominated Gen. David Goldfein to take over Air Force chief of staff after Gen. Mark Welsh's exit.
April 29, 2016 -
Chuck Elmore, the chief information officer of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, said he expects to move most of the agency’s 240 locations to the Air Force Network (AFNET) over the next year. But Elmore said the transition to Windows 10 will not be as easy.
April 29, 2016 -
Bryan Clark, senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, and Dr. Caroline Mahoney of the Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center discuss new technology on Pentagon Solutions.
April 28, 2016 -
For the past two years, the Defense Department has been heightening its focus on the subject of professionalism: In 2014, then-secretary Chuck Hagel appointed DoD’s first-ever senior advisor for military professionalism in the wake of a…
April 27, 2016 -
Katherine Blakeley, research fellow for the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, joins host Derrick Dortch to discuss her new report on the seven areas to watch in the FY 2017 defense budget. April 29, 2016
April 26, 2016 -
The military services are slowly, but surely adopting a new instruction to better services procurement. Meanwhile, DoD may have found a better way to collaborate with small business.
April 25, 2016 -
U.S. Navy and Marine Corps personnel delivered supplies in support of the Japanese government's relief effort following recent earthquakes near Kumamoto.
April 25, 2016 -
The Fleet Readiness Center East in Cherry Point, North Carolina, seems to produce excellent federal managers. Sue Thatch, who oversees integrated logistics support there, had been designated manager of the year by the Federal Managers Association. She joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
April 22, 2016 -
The Senior Executives Association hosted the 30th annual Presidential Rank Awards of Distinguished Executives and Distinguished Senior Professionals where it honored 43 federal employees from 16 agencies for accomplishing astonishing successes.
April 22, 2016 -
The Army is experimenting with an dome-shaped immersive environment for virtual reality training. Dr. Caroline Mahoney, team leader for the Cognitive Science and Applications Team, from the Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center, shares details on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
April 22, 2016 -
The under secretary of Defense for acquisition, technology and logistics assured lawmakers that the DoD is keeping a close eye on the cybersecurity measures of its vendors.
April 22, 2016 -
Beginnings of the defense authorization bill call for a 2.1 percent raise for active military members and a 27,000 increase in troops.
April 20, 2016 -
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA ) has developed a 130-foot boat that can prowl the seas unmanned. Military officials think it can be effective in detecting submarines. Bryan Clark, senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, gives Federal Drive with Tom Temin an assessment of whether this is where we're headed.
April 19, 2016 -
The Navy’s top energy official says he’s noticing a change in the way Congress is responding to green energy. Federal News Radio’s Scott Maucione has more on Pentagon Solutions.
April 18, 2016 -
Sen. Claire McCaskill, ranking member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, requested that the Government Accountability Office assess the Army’s contracting process, including accountability and oversight.
April 18, 2016