Readiness

• By year’s end, troops will be unable to respond to crises, Pentagon says

  Shortfalls in operating accounts would mean military units would be undertrained, underequipped and unable to deploy by the end of fiscal 2013, senior DoD officials predict.

  Federal Drive

  February 04, 2013
• DoD standardizing, synchronizing cyber training

  The department is creating and trying out a universal curriculum for five foundational cyber roles in 2013. DISA is leading the effort and will add new roles next year as it refines the training. The agency says it is doing all it can to synchronize its training not just across DoD, but across the entire federal government in line with the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE).

  Federal Drive

  January 21, 2013