Department of Defense

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Defense Department’s Inspector General says the Air Force missed certain steps that could have prevented last year’s mass shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas.

In today’s Federal Newscast, a new study by the RAND Corporation analyzes how military pay stacks up against civilian pay over the last 20 years.

Now higher on the intellectual property theft food chain are industrial products and integrated circuits, which can weaken national security.

In today’s Federal Newscast, officials with the Defense Department’s Office of Inspector General said they’ve had much more success with a new alternative dispute resolution process. 

Why does U.S. Department of Defense lack of an auditable financial statement? What has DoD done to get to auditability? What challenges are faced in getting audited financial statement and how can DoD do better? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Peter K. Levine of the Institute for Defense Analyses.

The Department of Defense’s office of the inspector general was recognized for strides made in employee satisfaction in the last five years.

Last week, the Department of Defense (DoD) issued a five-year, $950 million award to REAN Cloud to provide cloud adoption services to DoD agencies. Roger Waldron discusses the DoD and its use of its Other Transaction Authority.

DoD’s next moves toward cloud computing are also likely to demand a broader rethinking of its approach to network security and identity management.

The Defense Department also weighed in with some Medal of Honor stories, including that of the only female recipient, a doctor in the Civil War.

Many federal employees still wonder what direction their agency will head with Donald Trump in the White House – including DoD. Dr. Nora Bensahel and Retired Lt. General David Barno, from the School of International Service at American University, spoke to Eric White on Federal Drive with Tom Temin to provide an analysis of what’s ahead for the Pentagon.