On DoD
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Retired Maj. Gen James Snyder, the assistant chief of the Army Reserves, discussed the challenges for reserves as they withdraw from Iraq and Afghanistan and return to civilian life. Snyder spoke from the Association of the U.S. Army 2011 conference.
October 10, 2011 -
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond Odierno discussed the Army\'s top priorities, including more efficient readiness for deployed troops at the Association of the U.S. Army 2011 conference.
October 10, 2011 -
Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Chiarelli discussed managing health in the field vs. Managing health for wounded warriors when they return home as well as some of the new programs for wounded vets. Chiarelli spoke at the Association of the U.S. Army 2011 conference.
October 10, 2011 -
Lt. Gen. Francis Wiercinski shared his perspective on the Army\'s mission and challenges in the Pacific. Wiercinski spoke with Federal News Radio from the Association of the U.S. Army 2011 conference.
October 10, 2011 -
Oct. 1 was the deadline for Army Officers to have completed at least one 360-degree evaluation, which includes reviews from superiors and subordinates, Army Times reports.
October 10, 2011 -
Navy auditors say that one in four test calls to sexual assault hotlines failed or were improperly handled, The Navy Times reports.
October 10, 2011 -
Federal Times reports The scrap metal has been saved up for more than 15 years at Thule Air Base, Greenland.
October 06, 2011 -
More than a dozen construction companies won spots on a multiple-award Army construction contract, worth $499 million. The also awarded an $11 million contract to restore and modernize a building in Washington, D.C.
October 05, 2011 -
Boeing has received a $12 billion dollar contract to keep the Defense Department\'s C-17 Globemaster transport planes flying
October 04, 2011 -
The Navy has released its draft solicitation for its huge Next Generation Enterprise Network project, which replaces the current Navy-Marine Corps Intranet and could end up being the largest private IT network in the world. The draft RFP is the last step — and the last opportunity for industry to comment — before Navy issues a final RFP.
October 04, 2011 -
The Naval Surface Warfare Center has awarded General Dynamics a $48 million dollar contract to develop a new, underwater mine detector.
October 03, 2011 -
Under 10-year, $240 million deal, IBM will provide operation and maintenance support and provide enhancements as necessary to the Electronic Record Archive system. NARA is considering improving search capabilities for agency customers of ERA. NARA CIO Mike Wash said more and more agencies are transferring data and using the system.
October 03, 2011 -
How does your agency compare to others when it comes to allowing employees to telework? The latest Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey gives some insight.
October 02, 2011 -
Like every agency, the Defense Department has to help the government reduce its IT footprint. But unlike most agencies, it has more than a decade of data center consolidation experience to lean on. Space dedicated to servers in the Pentagon has come down from 45,000 to 15,000 square feet over the past 15 years, officials said.
September 28, 2011 -
The committee says the battery issue threatens battlefield effectiveness.
September 27, 2011