Defense Department
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Was Chinese Premiers Hu Jintao in the dark on their stealth fighter? Earlier this month during a visit from Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, a very public demonstration of the plane took place and Mr. Hu appeared to be unaware of it. But was he? Some military officials have raised the specter of a divide between the Hu and military, but observers suggest that it was probably a part of an orchestrated power play --complete with plausible deniability for the Chinese leader considering the big meeting with President Obama was coming up.
January 21, 2011 -
For the first time in seven years suicides among active duty soldiers dropped, but according to the Army the dip was supplanted by a stark rise in suicides in the National Guard and Reserve ranks. The Associated Press reports Army Vice Chiefof Staff Gen. Peter Chiarelli said those victims, \"are often geographically separated, removed from the support network provided by military installations.\" Chiarelli said. \"They lack the ready camaraderie of fellow soldiers and the daily oversight and hands-on assistance from members of the chain of command.
January 21, 2011 -
How will a 7.3 magnitude earthquake in Pakistan impact the Afghan war? A U.S. military outpost in Afghanistan is very close to the epicenter of the quake, but there have been no reports of significant damage. A Pakistani government spokesman said there was minimal loss of life and property damage. Considering that many insurgents hide in the mountains around the area where the quake took place, NATO coalition troops are watching the situation to see if any movement or changes in behavior by the militants result from the quake.
January 21, 2011 -
As the mission in Iraq winds down, a federal civilian effort increases. We get the latest details from Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Buchanan, spokesman for U.S. Forces in Iraq.
January 21, 2011 -
The House Armed Services Committee held its first meeting of the 112th Congress on Thursday, approving new rules, an oversight plan, and announcing the leaders and members of subcommittees. Committee Chairman Buck McKeon said the panel will hold its first oversight hearing next week.
January 20, 2011 -
Teri Takai, the new Chief Information Officer for the Defense Department, on Wednesday evening spoke at a welcoming reception hosted by TechAmerica, AFCEA, AFFIRM, NDIA and NVTC in Washington, D.C. Takai, who previously served as…
January 20, 2011 -
National Security Cyberspace Institute evaluated the Obama administration\'s cyber initiatives.
January 19, 2011 -
The Navy has set initial target dates to plan for a more efficient IT infrastructure, including data center consolidation, virtualization and enterprise software licensing. As a first step, the service says it needs to get a better handle on how many software licenses it actually owns.
January 18, 2011 -
Former Deputy Secretary of Defense Rudy deLeon reviews the Quadrennial Defense Review and the transition from NSPS.
January 18, 2011 -
Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Tuesday named David Wennergren, currently DoD\'s Assistant Deputy Chief Management Officer as the new director of the Business Transformation Agency. His job will be to dismantle it.
January 18, 2011 -
Joint Chiefs Chairman addresses \"our way forward in Afghanistan\" for foreign media.
January 18, 2011 -
The Global Information Grid is DoD\'s effort to establish \"information superiority\" by creating a worldwide network of information technology systems that are flexible and seamlessly interoperable with one another.
January 18, 2011 -
Former CIA Director James Woolsey advocates use of alternative fuels. He explains some of the ways to do this in his interview with In Depth host Francis Rose.
January 17, 2011 -
Gino Magnifico, the chief information officer for the Army Contracting Command, explains how tenets of the 25-point plan from the Office of Management and Budget have helped boost performance at ACC.
January 17, 2011 -
The $4.6 billion contract is expected to be awarded to a single vendor, who will be responsible for the operations of DoD\'s Global Information Grid for at least three years.
January 17, 2011