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- Hagel: Accountability breakdown a leading factor in sexual assaults
- SES bonuses under fire at GSA, other agencies
- Photo Gallery: Meet the 2013 Service to America Medal Finalists
- VA's Gould moves the needle on VA challenges
- Causey: Saintly media vs. government devils
- White House wants to root out copycat programs - starting with STEM
- Treasury officials told of IRS probe in June 2012
- Obama appoints Danny Werfel acting IRS head
- In fight over intelligence IT system, Army prioritizes access to data
- House bill protects homeland security budget
- Intelligence Community free from furloughs
- OMB fuels the passion, synergy between mobile, open data
- GAO, OMB spar over whether to measure data center cost savings
- Agencies craving STEMM talent should bolster skills of persuasion
- DoD wants to know real costs of IT business systems
- Monday federal headlines - May 20, 2013
DoD wants cheaper, faster satellite capabilities
The Defense Department needs fast, reliable, resilient satellite networking capabilities across the globe. It's wrestling with how to provide those capabilities in the face of dropping budgets.
Dempsey advises against adding National Guard to Joint Chiefs
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Martin Dempsey said he will recommend to Congress that the chief of the National Guard bureau not become a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He announced the decision ahead of expected Congressional testimony later this week so service members would hear it from him first, before hearing it on the news.
Air Force gives and takes away thousands of civilian jobs
Air Force subtracts 9,000 managerial jobs, while adding 5,900 positions in areas it considers key to its mission.
Air Force to cut hundreds of officers
More than 400 people must leave the Air Force by early 2012, as part of an initiative to trim the military branch's officer cadre. Air Force leaders are also targeting enlisted service members.
F-35 training may be delayed over security warnings
The Air Force, Navy and Lockheed Martin are pushing for training to begin on the new F-35 Joint Fight Strike Fighter, despite recommendations to postpone training by 10 months.
Air Force suspends Iron Bow, others from new contracts
The companies must plead their case before the Air Force's debarring official. In the meantime, they cannot obtain new contracts or subcontracts.
Air Force aims for one network by end of 2012
The Air Force intends to migrate most of its localized and non-standardized IT networks into a single system known as AFNET by the end of next year. The migration should enable enterprise services across the Air Force, but who will host and operate those services over the long term remains undecided.
Air Force to consume — not pay for the development of — biofuels
The Air Force wants to fulfill half of its U.S.-based jet fuel needs with alternative fuels by 2016 and expects to be ready for that target ahead of time. But, with the view that it is a consumer, not a producer of energy, the service says it doesn't intend to play a direct role in helping to develop biofuel technologies.
Panel: Cyber Command progress report
For a progress report on how the military is combating the cyber threat and a look at the near term future, officials from the Army, Navy and Air Force cyber commands joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Amy Morris for a special Federal News Radio panel discussion.
With DoD budget cuts, what's the future of the F-35?
Winslow Wheeler is the director at the Straus Military Reform Project for the Center for Defense Information.
Air Force makes $1M selling scrap metal
Federal Times reports The scrap metal has been saved up for more than 15 years at Thule Air Base, Greenland.
DoD awards Boeing $12B Air Force C-17 contract
Boeing has received a $12 billion dollar contract to keep the Defense Department's C-17 Globemaster transport planes flying
Top 10 agencies with telework issues
How does your agency compare to others when it comes to allowing employees to telework? The latest Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey gives some insight.
Air Force transferring air traffic control to locals in Iraq
The goal is to transition the airspace back to Iraqi control before the last plane carrying Americans takes off.
Air Force turns over air traffic control to Iraqis
The Air Force says it is nearly ready to turn air traffic control in Iraq over to Iraqis as part of Operation New Dawn.
Air Force to offer buyouts to 6,000 civilians
The Air Force is planning to make payments to civilian employees to encourage them to leave the federal payroll, in addition to offers of early retirement. The service is trying to get to the level of civilian employment authorized under DoD's civilian hiring freeze, which mandates the department maintain its non-uniformed workforce at fiscal 2010 levels.
Air Force OKs F-22 Raptor fighter jets
The aircraft has been grounded since May because of reports of a bad oxygen system.
Air Force promises more disciplined acquisitions
The service no can longer pump money into ambitions that don't offer any immediate prospect of payoff, especially if those projects don't promise to deliver something the Air Force truly needs, the service's top officer said Tuesday.
Air Force secretary pledges to protect key systems
Air Force Secretary Michael Donley said Monday there are certain capabilities the service must keep whole as it navigates the current budget situation. He did not offer clues as to what the service would be willing to give up.
Lockheed Martin wins $791M Air Force contract
Under the deal's terms, Lockheed will support the integration of software and components for the Air Force's combat support automated information systems.
