Defense Department
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Federal agencies are collaborating to fight bed bug infestations with common-sense practices.
February 01, 2011 -
David Wennergren, the Defense Department\'s assistant deputy chief management officer has inherited a second hat. ennergren\'s main task in his role as BTA director will be to oversee its closure.
February 01, 2011 -
Top Pentagon officials defended Defense Secretary Robert Gates\' proposed multibillion-dollar cuts in military spending.
January 31, 2011 -
Defense said it would issue new contractor reporting guidance by last August. The GAO says agencies are still waiting.
January 31, 2011 -
Seven senators have requested an independent investigation by the Defense Department\'s inspector general into the accidental disclosure of technical data to rival bidders Boeing and EADS in the Air Force\'s refueling tanker competition.
January 31, 2011 -
The Army is nearly finished with the testing phase of its new DISA-hosted enterprise e-mail service and plans to begin migrating users into the cloud in mid-February.
January 28, 2011 -
An event this week sponsored by Potomac Institute in Arlington, Va., evaluates government\'s cyber spending priorities.
January 28, 2011 -
From “Air Force ‘impressed’ with EADS, Boeing in tanker mixup” by Jared Serbu on FederalNewsRadio.com: The Air Force briefed lawmakers Thursday on its investigation into a mishap that led to two contractors getting data about…
January 27, 2011 -
The general overseeing the Air Force\'s investigation into a November incident that sent competitors\' data to rival bidders said Thursday that she was pleased with the companies\' handling of the situation. The Pentagon remains convinced that the accidental disclosure will not affect the outcome of the $35 billion acquisition.
January 27, 2011 -
Tough budget times at the Pentagon and other Federal agencies aren’t new, and agencies with the right tools and partners can make it through. Wood Parker, President and CEO of TASC, joined me in studio…
January 27, 2011 -
A study released Tuesday by the RAND Corporation finds that DoD\'s programs for developing renewable fuels will provide no military advantage. It also questions whether the Defense Department should be conducting the research at all.
January 26, 2011 -
Subcommittee chairmen and ranking members were announced for the House Committee on Homeland Security.
January 25, 2011 -
Caring for the families of military personnel requires a coordinated approach across the federal government, President Obama said Monday. He said agencies have made 50 separate commitments to coordinate programs designed to assist the loved ones of servicemembers.
January 25, 2011 -
Kauffman Foundation\'s Tim Kane explains why the military\'s best and brightest are leaving from his in-depth survey.
January 24, 2011 -
The Defense Department\'s leader of business process reform said Friday that she\'s hopeful the Government Accountability Office will remove one of DoD\'s high risk areas from its biennial list of government trouble spots. GAO is expected to issue the list within the next several weeks.
January 24, 2011