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Female suicide rates triple at war
The suicide rate for female soldiers triples when they go to war, according to data from an Army study.
Tags: Federal Drive , DoD Report , suicide rate , security , Defense
More head injuries rate Purple Hearts
More U.S. troops who sustain combat-related brain injuries could soon be eligible for the Purple Heart.
Tags: Federal Drive , DoD Report , DoD , Purple Heart
Fixed price contracting the future in Army?
At least one Senior Army Official says fixed-price contracting might not be the way to go for the Army.
Tags: DoD Report , contracting , fixed price contracts , Barack Obama , White House , Executive Gov , Dorobek Insider
Arlington Cemetery updates call center data
The cemetery's call center now has access to data and can answer every inquiry from veterans and family members.
Tags: technology , Kathryn Condon , IT Agency , Arlington National Cemetery , IT services , Jason Miller
Army teeing up acquisition reforms
The Defense Department's efficiencies initiative isn't just about internal DoD processes, the Army's acquisition chief said Wednesday. The service wants its vendors to help find ways to reduce costs and take on risk in the process, he said.
Tags: DoD , contracting , industry , Malcolm O'Neill , DoD budget , Robert Gates , Ashton Carter , Professional Services Council , Jared Serbu
Army ready to take wi-fi to the battlefield
The Army plans to field smart phones that can work under three wireless technologies.
Tags: Federal Drive , DoD Report , technology , Wireless Technology ,
Army names Susan Lawrence new CIO
The Army appointed Lt. Gen. Susan S. Lawrence as chief information officer on Thursday.
Tags: Susan Lawrence , CIO , technology , Jeff Sorenson , Ruben Gomez
Navy, Air Force kick off baseball series
Tags: DoD Report , baseball , Navy , Dorobek Insider
Agencies figuring out how to take network vitals
OMB mandated departments implement continuous monitoring of their cyber networks by 2012. Part of meeting that goal is understanding what hardware and software currently reside on the computing backbone.
Tags: technology , contracting , Roger Baker , Bobbie Stempfley , Mike Krieger , Donna Dodson , VA , DHS , State , NIST , GSA , cybersecurity , continuous monitoring , Cyberscope , SmartBUY , Jason Miller
Army forging ahead on smartphone tests
The service says it's getting closer to determining the path forward for issuing smartphones to soldiers in the field. It's something the service says could eventually provide warfighters with an all-in-one platform for training, battlefield communications and more.
Tags: DoD , technology , smartphones , Michael Vane , mobile technology , iPhone , Android , Jared Serbu
