On DoD
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CIO\'s office detailed experts to assess the problems, and formulate a plan to improve how Arlington National Cemetery manages and tracks veterans\' records. Lt. Gen. Sorenson says the first thing is to ensure the data is correct. He says the end result could include an online capability to find out where loved ones are buried.
August 13, 2010 -
Northern Virginia information-technology companies will help Arlington National Cemetery sort out bungled burial records, nudging it from index cards to computers. Bobbie Kilberg, President and CEO of the Northern Virginia Technology Council gives us the details
August 12, 2010 -
Prudential challenged on payment of benefits, VA to track vets from enlistment to grave
August 12, 2010 -
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The Pentagon and its coalition partners take to the Army base in Fort Huachuca, Ariz. to address actual data and communications problems found in Afghanistan. The exercise ensures U.S. systems can share data with the British, Canadian and other coalition partner systems.
August 10, 2010 -
A top App for Army is the Disaster Relief app for an Android
August 09, 2010 -
Two major defense contractors are joining forces to compete for the Missile Defense Agency\'s Ground-Based Midcourse Defense development and sustainment contract.
August 06, 2010 -
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Gen. John D. Lavelle has been vindicated 30 years after he died. He was an Air Force General who was stripped of two stars and removed from his command from his command in 1972 because of allegations that he ordered unauthorized bombings in North Vietnam and keep them secret. The Pentagon now says tapes from the Nixon Administration reveal he had permission to do so.
August 05, 2010 -
The service names 25 software tools as winners in the Apps for the Army contest. Lt. Gen. Sorenson says the competition proves agile software development can be done well in the Army. He says a new memo is coming out that will change how the Army develops apps in the future.
August 05, 2010 -
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Sgt. Mark Todd tells the DorobekInsider that he was \"just doing his job\".
August 03, 2010 -
Every soldier to be sent to Afghanistan will soon be required to complete language and culture training before being allowed to deploy. Federal News Radio gets the details of how that will be done from Col. Dino Pick, Commandant of the Defense Language Institute.
August 03, 2010 -
The Defense sector isn\'t getting any smaller
August 02, 2010 -
In our DoD Report, Defense Secretary Robert Gates says information sharing at DoD is too important to set aside even in the wake of the WikiLeaks scandal. We also take a look at the profits of various defense contractors.
August 02, 2010