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USS Cole anniversary marked
Survivors and relatives of those killed in the deadly attack on the USS Cole in Yemen marked the 11th anniversary of the bombing at the ship's home base in Norfolk. The ceremony comes after a Pentagon official recently approved charges that carry a possible death penalty for a Guantanamo prisoner accused of planning the attack. Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri is to be arraigned Nov. 9 at the U.S. military base in Cuba. The attack on the U.S. destroyer killed 17 sailors and wounded 37.
Tags: Pentagon and Beyond , DoD
The US planning to return to Space
With the Space shuttle program going into hibernation, where will the U.S. turn if it needs a lift into Space? Well according to Wired magazine, it could be the Air Force's X-37B "space plane". Wired says Boeing is looking into plans could more than double the vehicle's size and make room for up to six astronauts. Boeing has unveiled plans for an "X-37C" that would be nearly twice as long as the current B-model.
Tags: Pentagon & Beyond , DoD
Police explain why Pentagon roads were closed
Why were the roads shutdown around the Pentagon after last Friday's incident involving a Marine Corps Reserve Lance Corporal? "Based on the fact that he had fled from the Fort Meyers Police Department that he wasn't forthcoming with his information and as far as identifiers and what he was doing and he did have some products with him that were a little bit concerning initially. That's we felt it as appropriate to close these roadways down," says U.S. Park Police spokesman Sgt. David Schlosser. Yonathan Melaku was taken into custody after being caught on the grounds of Arlington Cemetery after dark. His car was found near the Pentagon.
Tags: DoD , Pentagon & Beyond , Pentagon , J.J. Green ,
Federal Workers and Help for Haiti: Past, Present & Future
What's important now, is that, even as the United States renders extraordinary emergency assistance, we begin working on our Haitian-exit strategy. Haiti deserves more than a future where it survives, forever tied to U.S. apron strings, living from dole to dole.
Tags: columns , Lurita Doan , Haiti , State , DHS , HHS , FAA
DoD, VA sharing more medical data than ever
Lawmakers express optimism about information exchange progress
Tags: VA , veterans , Interagency , medical information
Hiding Problems at Federal Agencies
The federal government has developed a disturbing practice of cleverly hiding information.
Tags: Lurita Doan , Barack Obama , CBP , San Ysidro Port of entry , Jayson Ahern , GSA , DoD , contracting , SIGAR , Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstr , Susan Collins , Claire McCaskill , Tom Coburn , Education , Dick Durbin , NTEU , EPA , Energy , Commerce , Carol Browner , OPM , TSA , SBA , stimulus , small business , State , Treasury , Freddie Mac , Fannie Mae
Millions of dollars of equipment left behind in Iraq
CNN's Brian Todd has details.
Tags: newscast , GWOT , Iraq , Brian Todd , CNN
Former GSA, State employee Michael O'Brien on what he saw as contractor in Iraq
His book, "America's Failure in Iraq," details his experience working with military and civilian personnel as a contractor.
Tags: contracting , management , Iraq , Michael O'Brien , DoD , Army , General Services Administration
DepSecDef William Lynn, others reveal new tanker RFP details
Tags: contracting , management , DoD , USAF , tanker , tanker contract , William Lynn , Michael Donley , Ashton Carter
Defense Department officials explain Quadrennial Defense Review
Every four years, the Department of Defense takes a look at where we are and where we're going. The result is the Quadrennial Defense Review.
Tags: management , Quadrennial Defense Review , DoD , Pentagon , House Armed Services Committee , Michele Flournoy , Congress
