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On today\'s Federal Drive: Buyouts at the Air Force and the Government Accountability Office, new screening methods for traumatic brain injuries and a streamlining effort at NASA.
The Pentagon is preparing a new approach that will allow it to buy and develop cybersecurity capabilities more quickly. If it succeeds, officials said they plan to expand it to other areas of IT.
The Air Force announced a 90-day hiring freeze for civilian positions, and will also offer early retirement and voluntary separation.
Tony McClure, who spent 20 years in the Army and now works at the Army\'s Information Technology Agency in Washington, discussed making his move to the Washington area after years out in the field.
On the Federal Drive: The Coast Guard became the first agency to adopt both iPhones and Android mobile platforms, the Navy cyber command gets a new leader and the National Treasury Employees Union re-elected its leader.
The defense contractor will supply the service with four weapons systems trainers.
Air Force Captain Travis Passey says you can\'t simulate the environment of flying with the Gs and some of the stresses that you have on your body, the heat, things like that.
The Navy\'s cyber command will welcome a new leader as it approaches its one-year anniversary since declaring full operational capability.
Lockheed Martin was awarded an $84 million deal with the Air Force to supply the service with four weapons systems trainers, This story is part of Federal News Radio\'s daily DoD Report.
The Army will begin lifting its finger off of the pause button for enterprise email within the next few days, the service\'s chief information officer said.
The Defense Department is not keeping up with the Department of Veterans Affairs in evaluating the disabilities of injured servicemembers, the Army\'s second highest ranking officer said Monday. The two agencies are working toward a joint system to reduce the evaluation time from 540 days to 295 days.
Now the Army is sending four Squad Mission Support System robot Jeeps to the country, where they will haul supplies for troops.
Diane Cochran has worked in the Departments of the Navy, Air Force, Energy, and the Office of Personnel Management, at a variety of locations in the continental United States and abroad. She shares what it\'s like to make the transition to working and living in D.C.
The Army plans to cut nearly 9,000 civilian jobs by October of next year, Federal Times reports. Army Secretary John McHugh ordered Army leaders to start cutting staffing as part of former Defense Secretary Robert Gates\' efficiency initiatives.