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Pentagon chief says website to list award winners
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says a new Pentagon website will list the names of those Americans who have earned the Medal of Honor since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Tags: Jason Chaffetz , Stolen Valor Act , DoD , Army , VFW , DoD Update
AF Chief of Staff takes last flight as active-duty officer
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz has taken his last flight as an active-duty officer. Gen. Schwartz flew aboard a MC-130E Combat Talon I out of Hurlburt Field on Thursday for his "fini flight." He joined an MC-130E crew on a local training sortie.
Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , Norton Schwartz , DoD , DoD Report
Airmen fly high with iPads
About 700 airmen just received iPads to use as electronic flight bags.
Tags: DoD , DoD Report , iPads , technology
Air Force awards 5 contracts for cybersecurity project
The Air Force has awarded contracts to five companies to help it with a long-term cybersecurity project.
Tags: contracting , acquisition , DoD , cybersecurity , Cybersecurity Update , Federal Drive
Air Force Weapons School graduates first cyber warriors
The Air Force Weapons School recently graduated its first six airmen specially trained in cyber warfare.
Tags: Air Force Weapons School , cybersecurity , Cybersecurity Update , technology , DoD
USDA, DoE, Navy kick starting biofuel development
The agencies are making $30 million available for companies to investigate the possibilities for creating military biofuels. The projects could help achieve the President's energy goals, military energy security and rural economic improvement.
Tags: DoD , DoE , USDA , Navy , biofuels , Esther Carey , Ray Mabus , Tom Vilsack , Heather Zichal , green government
Air Force sex scandal grows
31 female victims have been identified so far. A senior Air Force commander says a sex scandal that has rocked the service's training command at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas appears to be localized. Gen. Edward Rice, commander of the Air Education and Training Command, told reporters at the Pentagon that a dozen male instructors are under investigation. Nine of them are from the same unit - the 331st Training Squadron.
Tags: DoD , Pentagon & Beyond , J.J. Green ,
In Depth interviews - June 26
On the In Depth show blog, you can listen to the interviews, find more information about the guests on the show each day and links to additional resources.
Tags: Andrew Krepinevich , CSBA , Tom Shoop , GovExec , James DuPree , Jordan Thomas , Air-Sea Battle , Navy , Larry Allen , Allen Federal Business Partners , Guy Timberlake , ASBC
Air Force joins Colorado firefighting effort
The Air Force is helping the fire fight in Colorado. At the same time, it had to evacuate 550 cadets from the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs because of approaching flames.
Tags: DoD , DoD Report , fire
OSC recognizes Dover whistleblowers
Three civilians who reported problems at the mortuary that handles soldiers' remains will be honored this week.
Tags: DoD , DoD Report , Dover Air Force Base , Federal Drive ,
