Defense Department

  • DoD has outlined procedures for journalists to witness the dignified transfer of the remains of military service members at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware.The new policy takes effect April 6th. Reporters and camera crews…

    April 03, 2009
  • In the past few months, we’ve heard multiple stories about space debris causing a ruckus in outer space. Space junk almost hit the International Space Station last month and it was just over two months…

    April 02, 2009
  • Dr. Ron Ross Project Leader, FISMA Implementation Project NIST March 31st, 2009

    March 31, 2009
  • House panel to take shot at fixing long-standing problems.

    March 27, 2009
  • Improving the military’s health IT program is a priority in the new White House budget proposal. The House Armed Services Subcommittees on Joint Military Personnel and Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities called a panel of…

    March 25, 2009
  • Military officials say they have changed their cost and schedule estimates to implement an electronic health records system that is easier to use and better than the current one, called AHLTA. By the end of…

    March 24, 2009
  • 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