Defense Department
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Acquisition, procurement, and contracting were on the minds of members of the House Budget Committee Wednesday, as Defense Undersecretary Robert Hale answered questions about the FY 2010 request included in President Obama’s budget.
March 20, 2009 -
By Amy Morris Executive Editor, FederalNewsRadio The system which controls how 200,000 Defense Department employees are hired, compensated, promoted and rewarded is now under review. The National Security Personnel System (NSPS) has come under fire…
March 19, 2009 -
Proper implementation of Chief Management Officer is key to improvements
March 12, 2009 -
The Defense Department has more areas on the bi-annual high risk list than any other agency. The reasons, according to Acting Comptroller General Gene Dodaro, are three-fold, but they all point back to one thing:…
March 12, 2009 -
The Defense Department is considering changes to the workers compensation guidelines that cover defense contractors. Alan Chvotkin, Senior Vice President of the Professional Services Council, joins us to explain what Defense Base Act Insurance (doc)…
March 09, 2009 -
Complaint filed accusing EMC Corp. of failing to disclose its commercial pricing practices during negotiation of its GSA contracts and of providing improper payments
March 03, 2009 -
Maj. Gen. Carlos Pair is retiring from the Defense Department\'s Business Transformation Agency after 37 years of active service.
February 27, 2009 -
President Barack Obama announced new nominees for two positions and nominated three holdovers from the Bush administration to keep their positions at the Department of Defense.
February 26, 2009 -
A Virginia-based IT company has helped the Defense Information Systems Agency advance its goal for core network services. Command Information provided strategic planning and analysis for Ipv6 at DISA. Jeremy Duncan, Command Information’s Director of…
February 25, 2009 -
They’re trying to cut costs on Capitol Hill and Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) is leading the way when it comes to looking at the Defense Department. The Senator has crafted a bill that would require…
February 25, 2009 -
Some experts say the U.S. military’s capabilities are the best in the world but it has to improve its capacity to fight irregular wars. NATO’s supreme allied commander for transformation Marine Corps Gen. James N.…
February 20, 2009 -
Publication of pay-for-performance data made in \"spirit of transparency,\" program head defends system despite \"culture shock.\"
February 19, 2009 -
By Amy Morris Executive Editor, FederalNewsRadio The payouts for pay for performance employees at the Department of Defense are complete. The National Security Personnel System (NSPS) is reporting on its website that close to 170,000…
February 18, 2009 -
One approach DoD and many other agencies are using to address the impending retirement wave is by attracting high school students through the Chief Information Officer Council\'s Information Technology Job Shadow Day.
February 16, 2009 -
The Defense Department gave about 100 Washington, D.C. area high school students a behind the scenes look at the work done at the Pentagon. The goal is to excite these students to want to work…
February 16, 2009