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- IRS to pay $70M in bonuses, Grassley says
- Senators push Tangherlini for assurances GSA is improving
- As VA works to eliminate one backlog, one more might emerge
- Furlough song: Laugh or you'll cry
- Senators seek cost cuts for F-35 fighter jet
- GAO: Smooth launch unsure for health law
- GSA's Dorris builds online gateway to government services
- 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
- USPS reaches energy reduction goal ahead of schedule
- House passes sweeping $638 billion defense bill
- NASA picks 8 new astronauts, 4 of them women
New satellite to provide missile-launch warning
At nearly four times the budget, a new Air Force satellite is about to be launched nine years late.
Air Force to survey buyout interest
The Air Force Materiel Command will explore the possibility of buyouts to help reduce its workforce. The agency plans to survey its civilian workforce next week to see if there is enough interest in $25,000 buyouts.
Gates still wants Air Force tankers
Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he's committed to the Air Force's new refueling tanker.
Boeing plans for DoD budget cuts
Many lawmakers advocate cutting Defense spending as part of FY 2012. Boeing's Dennis Muilenburg tells us about what the contracting giant is doing to prepare.
Humans are the foundation of cybersecurity
The best defense against cyber attacks is not a new weapon system but strict human security procedures,
Expert: Libya investment 'will pay off'
Retired General Howie Chandler, the former Air Force Vice Chief of Staff, talks with Federal News Radio about Libya, the so-called Arab Spring, and the outcome of the Tanker Refueling contract.
Pentagon Labyrinth: Richards on gaps in DoD planning
Retired Air Force Colonel Chet Richards says DoD has missed the mark in several of its big decisions during recent years. He says defense leaders are making choices that leave people scratching their heads.
AFGE pulls out of NSPS talks
The American Federation of Government Employees said Tuesday it will no longer participate in discussions related to the future status of DoD employees who had been part of the soon-to-be-terminated National Security Personnel System. The labor organization said "union-busting" activities by the Air Force were the reason for its decision.
Air Force ferrys Egyptian refugees
Two U.S. C-130s have transported Egyptian refugees from Tunisia to Cairo, Defense Department officials said.
EADS close to conceding Air Force tanker contract
Reuter reports EADS is close to conceding its loss of the $35 billion Air Force KC-X tanker award to Boeing.
Cyber 'militias' appearing in cyberspace
Militias have always played a big part in wars. But now cyber militias are popping up all over cyberspace.
Analysis: Will EADS protest Air Force tanker contract award?
Defense contractor EADS is thinking about its options, following the Air Force's choice to give Boeing that $35 billion tanker contract.
Analysis: Air Force KC-X tanker contract journey
Richard Aboulafia from the Teal Group offers a recap and a look ahead of the tanker saga.
Listen LIVE 5 p.m. for Air Force tanker announcement
Two companies vying for the tanker contract are Chicago-based Boeing Co. and European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company.
Air Force tanker decision expected Thursday
The Air Force is expected to announce the winner of the KC-X refueling tanker contract Thursday. This will give Defense an extra weekday to respond to the questions that are sure to follow.
Air Force hiring secret imaginary cyberfriends
The Air Force wants to create a whole unit of non-existent identities on social media sites.
Air Force preps for financially pressured warfare
The Air Force is working to balance today's needs and tomorrow's challenges while operating under intense fiscal pressures.
How the Navy and Air Force fare for FY 2012
With all the cuts, can the Defense Department meet the mission, and which Navy and Air Force contractors will be feeling the bite? We ask defense contracting expert, Jim McAleese.
Air Force seeks a bigger RIF hammer
The Air Force will ask Congress to fast-track additional authorities to allow the service to bring its uniformed service back into the statutory boundaries, Air Force leaders said Thursday.
Air Force learning to deal with smaller workforce
Doing more with less extends to human capital too. We learn how the Air Force is approaching the problem from Daniel Ginsberg.
