Army

  • What led to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange\'s decision to release 75 thousand classified documents obtained from a U.S. Army private? A former group spokesman, who quit the organization said it was becoming consumed by its confrontation with the Pentagon. Daniel Domscheit-Berg, a German who said he left because of Assange\'s management style. He told Der Speigel he had serious problems with Assange\'s \"obsession\" with attacking the U.S. government.

    October 06, 2010
  • Tight security measures both tighten the leashes of executives, while driving them out of the office.

    October 04, 2010
  • The Army has a new system for soldiers and civilians to report suspicious incidents, FtLeavenworthLamp.com reports.

    October 01, 2010
  • With attrition from retirement and other factors, the Army is faced with needing as many as 500 new contracting officials almost every year for the foreseeable future. We get details on the options for dealing with that from the Army\'s Edward Harrington.

    September 29, 2010
  • The Army may soon begin distributing Apple\'s iphone to new recruits. The goal appears to be giving young people effective training tools and tools that are fun. Defense Tech reports Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling, the top officer in charge of Army basic training says the service is making a radical shift away from Power Points and into iPhone apps. Several hundred iphones have been isued as a part of a preliminary study to see if smart phone delivery of training material works better with this generation of recruits.

    September 27, 2010
  • The Army has been steadily increasing the amount of education and training it delivers online. Details from the Army\'s Phyllis Bailey

    September 27, 2010
  • The Army is testing consumer technology to see how well it performs on the battlefield.

    September 24, 2010
  • The Army Material Command is moving from Ft. Belvoir to Redstone Arsenal. At least most of it is. We get an update from Kate Kelley, chief of the BRAC office.

    September 22, 2010
  • The Performance Work Statement (PWS) defines the requirements for the Contractor to provide non-personal services for Information Technology (IT) support to the United States Army Chief Information Officer (CIO)/G6, Cyber Information Assurance Directorate.

    September 16, 2010
  • The Army is trying to get the word out that it needs good people to help manage money. The lagging economy, stubborn unemployment and improved pay and benefits are helping to attract the next generation of acquisition professionals into the fold.

    September 16, 2010
  • Written with the understanding that joint, inter-agency, intergovernmental and multinational partners will be key players in future warfare, the Army Operating Concept provides guidance on how the Army will function in the multi-player environment during 2016-2028. Lt. Gen. Michael Vane explains.

    September 13, 2010
  • Army Operating Concept gets an update,

    September 13, 2010
  • The space agency\'s experience in reducing the number of its e-mail systems could serve as a model for others who are going down a similar path. NASA\'s benefits include cost savings, better cybersecurity and scalability to deal with the expanding need for mobile access.

    September 10, 2010
  • Agencies are turning to innovation challenges as a way to solve problems and get people from outside the government involved in coming up with solutions. The White House launched Challenge.gov Tuesday and 15 agencies already are using the platform to hold contests. DoD has four challenges on the platform looking at a variety of issues.

    September 09, 2010