Afghanistan

Army training looks to a virtual future

TRADOC looks to a more nuanced synthetic training experience to prepare soldiers for battle.

Army

(Amelia Brust/Federal News Network)

Federal executive: Why move on when today’s work is so great?

Federal Report

Pentagon plan aims to help avoid civilian deaths in strikes

Defense

Smith Pachter McWhorter PLC

The US might be out of Afghanistan, but an Army contract dispute rolls on and on

Acquisition

State Department team gets Sammies nod for efforts to resettle Afghan refugees

Workforce

Afghan refugee women register to be seen by a doctor inside the medical tent at Liberty Village on Joint Base McGuire-Dix- Lakehurst, N.J., on Dec, 2, 2021. (Barbara Davidson/Pool via AP)

More coordination is needed for housing Afghan refugees on military bases

Federal Newscast

US is mostly out of Afghanistan, but not completely

Agency Oversight

Bradey Police Lt. Philip Trudeau, left, comforts Bourbonnais Police officer Andy Cox following a ceremonial procession for fallen Bradley Police Sgt. Marlene Rittmanic, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, in Bourbonnais, Ill. Rittmanic died after a shooting at a Comfort Inn the night before. (Tiffany Blanchette/The Daily Journal via AP)

New database aims to get a better understanding of suicide within law enforcement

Federal Newscast

Energy Department Building, Washington, D.C.

Sloppy expense-accounts leave former government scientist owing thousands of dollars

Federal Newscast

VHA center looks to help veterans transition, prevent suicide amid Afghanistan exit

Veterans Affairs

FILE - In this Oct. 18, 2013, file photo Afghan police arrive to secure the area after a car bomb detonated outside an ISAF civilian personnel compound in Kabul, Afghanistan. Police said the assault started at dusk when a car exploded near the gate of a compound, housing contractors from various countries, European diplomatic personnel and United Nations employees. Military contractors got up to half of the $14 trillion spent by the Pentagon since 9/11, a study by Brown University’s Costs of War project and the Center for International Policy said Monday, Sept. 13, 2021. The U.S. saw about 7,000 military members die in all post-9/11 conflicts, but nearly 8,000 contractors, another Costs of War study estimates. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus, File)

DoD takes steps to protect contractor identities in Afghanistan

Contracting

FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2021, file photo provided by the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Marines and Norweigian coalition forces assist with security at an Evacuation Control Checkpoint ensuring evacuees are processed safely during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Staff Sgt. Victor Mancilla/U.S. Marine Corps via AP, File)

US troops may have left Afghanistan, but federal contracting goes on

In today’s Federal Newscast, federal contracting continues in Afghanistan, and the Pentagon takes steps to ensure security of those performing it.

Federal Newscast

Now is the time for federal contractors to prepare for a continuing resolution

Executive Vice President for Policy at the Professional Services Council, Stephanie Kostro, spoke to Federal Drive with Tom Temin for some advice.

Contracting

You can add Afghanistan to the list of things pushing Congress towards a continuing resolution

Congress

September promises to be something of a mess on Capitol Hill. Federal agencies and contractors are already figuring Congress won’t pass 2022 appropriations on time.