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From the Pentagon, a plea for budget normalcy
DoD's top financial manager says the Pentagon is pressing forward to meet Congressional edicts for auditable financial statements. But constant federal budget emergencies are sapping huge amounts of energy from the financial workforce tasked with preparing for audit.
Tags: DoD , Financial management , audit readiness , Robert Hale , Elizabeth McGrath , Congress , Navy , Gladys Commons , Marilyn Thomas , DEAMS , ERP , House Armed Services Committee , budget , Jared Serbu , DoD Report , Federal Drive
DoD cuts ribbon on centralized medical headquarters
Officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday for the new Defense Health Headquarters in Virginia.
Tags: DoD , DoD Report , Federal Drive , Army , Navy , BRAC
DoD building cyber workforce of the future
Military's cyber leaders say job satisfaction has so far trumped salary concerns when it comes to building and retaining a workforce of elite cyber warriors. Building the capacity of that training pipeline is the next challenge.
Tags: Obama Impact , DoD , cybersecurity , Workforce , Alan Paller , SANS Institute , Michael Basla , Navy , Michael Rogers , Keith Alexander , U.S. Cyber Command , DISA , Henry Sienkiewicz , Roger Greenwell , Training , Jared Serbu , On DoD , DoD Report , Cybersecurity Update , Federal Drive
Air Force on track to meet 2014 financial deadline, official says
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta requested that all of his department's agencies have their auditable financial statements to him by 2014.
Tags: DoD , DoD Report , Leon Panetta , Marilyn Thomas , House Armed Services Committe , Robert Hale , Congress , Federal Drive
Air Force begins evaluating F-35-A joint strike fighter
The Air Force says the evaluations will set the standard for larger training programs for airmen and U.S. allies.
Tags: DoD , DoD Report , F-35
Air Force bolsters civilian transition program for veterans
It's the first major overhaul of the program in 20 years. Among the changes, the Air Force is offering three "paths" for airmen — an educational to go back to school, a small business path to become an entrepreneur and a vocational technical path.
Tags: Peggy Rayfield , DoD , Workforce , unemployment , veterans , Federal Drive
Federal Drive interviews - Aug. 30
The Air Force's Chief of Transition Operations explains how a DoD program is helping servicemembers transition to civilian life. Plus, new training at military schools is helping teachers deal with high turnover, explains the director of the Department of Defense Education Activity.
Tags: Federal Drive , DoD , technology
Air Force puts out call for cyber warfare tactics
The Air Force is looking for fresh ways to attack enemies in cyberspace, specifically to destroy, deceive or corrupt their networks.
Tags: cybersecurity , Cybersecurity Update , technology , Federal Drive , DoD ,
Cyber Command boss wants better integration of network warriors
Military's cyber offense and defense strategies are being executed by two separate teams that can't sufficiently share knowledge, per the commander of U.S. Cyber Command
Tags: DoD , technology , cybersecurity , NSA , U.S. Cyber Command , Keith Alexander , Coast Guard , Robert Day , Suzanne Vautrinot , Jared Serbu
Military probes cause of failed hypersonic flight
Tags: DoD , X-51A , Waverider , Air Force Research Laboratory
