Defense Department
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The Boots-to-Business program has the goal of keeping service members on their feet once they leave the military. Jointly operated by the Defense Department and the Small Business Administration, Boots-to-Business has had a few changes. Barbara Carson, the acting associate administrator in the Office of Veteran Business Development at the SBA, joins the Federal Drive with Tom Temin with an update.
September 28, 2015 -
The small businesses that serve the Department of Defense may benefit from a program to share the Pentagon's cybersecurity lessons-learned. DoD's Office of Small Business Programs has some opportunities for companies to learn from the department's experience, but there are more ways the agency could share its work. Joseph Kirschbaum, director of Defense Capabilities and Management Issues at the Government Accountability Office, shares his insight on In Depth with Francis Rose.
September 28, 2015 -
Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work says the Pentagon is making plans in case Congress cannot reach a budget deal or continuing resolution before Sept. 30.
September 25, 2015 -
The DoD is unlike any government agency, which means Defense's Office of Inspector General is not quite like every other OIG. Jon Rymer, the man who holds that office, tells In Depth's Francis Rose what makes his office unique.
September 21, 2015 -
Defense Department Inspector General Jon Rymer tells In Depth's Francis Rose why his office is so different from other OIGs.
September 21, 2015 -
Attorney Bob Metzger with Rogers Joseph O'Donnell, PC, joins host Roger Waldron for a wide ranging discussion of the federal government's cybersecurity policies and regulations including the new DFARS cyber rule. September 15, 2015
September 18, 2015 -
Undersecretary of the Army Eric Fanning has been nominated by the president to serve as Army Secretary.
September 18, 2015 -
The Marine Corps pays almost three times as much to move a vehicle for a permanent change of station as the Army does. The Government Accountability Office found the military is spending more on PCS moves even though the forces are actually making fewer reassignments. Retired Navy Adm. John Harvey is former Commander of the Fleet Forces Command and former Chief of Naval Personnel. He's now Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs for the Commonwealth of Virginia. He told In Depth with Francis Rose what's driving the increase in costs.
September 17, 2015 -
The Information Technology Box is the Army's new method of procuring cyber solutions quickly. The Army will use it to procure tools to support defensive cyber operations like sensors and analytics. But the box itself isn't new. Kevin Fahey, executive director of the System of Systems Engineering and Integration Directorate in the office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology, joined In Depth with Francis Rose on Pentagon Solutions. Fahey said DoD first used the IT box construct around 2008.
September 16, 2015 -
Federal News Radio anchor Emily Kopp broadcasts live from the 2015 Air Force Association Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition on Monday morning, Sept. 14, 2015, at the National Harbor, Maryland. Among her guests are Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James.
September 14, 2015 -
OASIS is one big multiple award contract, and it continues to grow. The Defense Department leads the pack with the Air Force accounting for half of its obligations. The Homeland Security Department is committed to it as well. Brian Friel, a government contracts analyst at Bloomberg Government, offered his analysis on In Depth with Francis Rose as part of Industry Chatter.
September 10, 2015 -
The Army is instituting a new evaluation system for determining who gets promoted. It will start to use its new non-commmissioned officer evaluation report in 2016. The Army is fine-tuning the NCOER and training personnel on how to use it. Sgt. Maj. of the Army Dan Dailey joined In Depth with Francis Rose on Pentagon Solutions today. He explains why the Army decided the new evaluation system was necessary and why the new one will bring the Army better leadership.
September 09, 2015 -
Conference negotiators on the 2016 Defense Authorization Act will convene shortly as Congress comes back from its summer recess. The Defense Department is reviewing the results of base realignment and closure in Europe as it continues to make the case again for another round of BRAC stateside. Michael O'Hanlon, co-director and senior Fellow for Foreign Policy of the Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence at the Brookings Institution, wrote about BRAC in the National Interest magazine. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose he's not sure prospects for a round of BRAC are much different now than they have been the past few years.
September 08, 2015 -
Sexual misconduct, bribery and cheating are popping up on the Defense Department's ethics radar screen. A lack of accountability because of unclear guidance is one possible cause, according to the Government Accountability Office. Brenda Farrell, GAO's director of defense capabilities and management issues, fills in the details on In Depth with Francis Rose.
September 08, 2015 -
The Government Accountability Office has revisited the weapon system acquisition programs at the Defense Department, only to find that many of its recommendations haven't been hold yet.
September 04, 2015