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- Senators push Tangherlini for assurances GSA is improving
- As VA works to eliminate one backlog, one more might emerge
- Senator: IRS to pay $70M in employee bonuses
- Furlough song: Laugh or you'll cry
- Navy strikes enterprise licensing deal with Oracle
- Contractors with security clearances lack path to report problems
- NSA leak case gives vendors reason to reevaluate personnel
- Does security clearance process need a makeover?
- 8 contract executives guilty of 8(a) contracting fraud
- Whistleblower suit leads to $12M false claims settlement by SAIC
- NASA engineer, 29, recognized for improving aeronautical testing
- USPS reaches energy reduction goal ahead of schedule
- NOAA meteorologist helps save lives one storm at a time
- NASA picks 8 new astronauts, 4 of them women
- House passes sweeping $638 billion defense bill
- NIH tops list of best companies for baby boomers
- Latest postal reform proposal OKs 5-day delivery
- Wednesday federal headlines - June 19, 2013
Navy gets more Hawkeye aircrafts
The new contract is for $760 million for five more aircrafts.
Navy launches new integrated, secure portal
There's a new web portal for Navy and the Marine Corps. Learn more in today's DoD Report
Navy warships not ready to fight
Vice Admiral Bill Burke and Vice Admiral Kevin McCoy told a House Armed Services Committee panel it took a lot of years to put the Navy's surface fleet in its current state and it will take a lot of time to fix it, according to DoD Buzz.
Navy's virtual scavenger hunt measures engagement
Lesley Lykins is the Director of Emerging Media Integration for the Navy Office of Information.
DoD Cyber Command to get new senior leaders
Rear Adm. Sean Filipowski will take over from Rear Adm. Jan Tighe as the deputy director of operations at Cyber Command.
Navy awards hundreds of contracts under SeaPort-E program
The Navy awards contracts to 333 companies under its SeaPort-E services acquisition program.
Raytheon scores Navy's jam-proof comm contract
Raytheon to provide jam-proof communications for submarines, major surface ships and sites onshore, as well as connectivity with U.S. Army and Air Force communication systems.
Gates picks new Navy operations chief
Retiring Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has recommended the president nominate Navy Adm. Jonathan Greenert as the next chief of naval operations (CNO).
Navy begins routine cybersecurity inspections
The Navy is preparing to launch a new program of inspections to gauge its commands' cybersecurity measures.
Navy must cut IT business systems spending by 25 percent
The Navy readies RFIs for email and data storage to figure out how to best reduce spending on non-mission critical systems. Navy CIO Terry Halvorsen is exploring whether DON's non-classified email can be hosted by a third party, and whether a public-private partnership can be developed around data centers. Navy has no plans to use the DISA email system.
'Ruthless' cost cutting coming to Navy IT
Terry Halvorsen, the Department of the Navy's chief information officer, said the Navy and Marine Corps should expect ruthless cost cutting in information technology. Halvorsen said if the services don't cut costs themselves, it will be done for them.
Sea air thwarts Navy's laser cannons
It's like something straight out of Star Wars. The Navy is developing laser cannons. Learn more in today's DoD Report
Navy subs to be in use past retirement
The Navy may have to keep some attack subs around past their retirement. Learn more in today's DoD Report
Defense puts green in its blueprints
Contractors building facilities for the Navy and Marine Corps have to offer up some green elements in their blueprints. WFED's Jared Serbu reports.
Naval Research rolls out first online war game
Aargh! The Navy will deploy a new breed of fighters to combat Somali pirates: internet-gamers.
F-135 billion dollar contract changes
The Navy has awarded Pratt & Whitney's Military Engines division a modification to nearly one billion dollars in contracts for F-35 Joint Strike Force fighter engines.
Navy launches video game to solve real-world problems
The game is called the Massive Multiplayer Online Wargame Leveraging the Internet (MMOWGLI).
Ahoy, Bush!
The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group, including America's newest aircraft carrier, deploys today.
DoD benefitting from BRAC-inspired IT upgrades
Moving into a new building has allowed DISA to revamp its technology infrastructure, including consolidating circuits, servers and paper records. The Joint Task Force, National Capital Region Medical is building a new network to carry health data and applications for three services to share. Both organizations say without BRAC, these changes would have taken longer to happen.
BRAC links and resources
Federal News Radio has compiled a list of important links and resources on the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure.
