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Defense persistent about balloon surveillance
We learn about the difference between blimps and tethered aerostats from Capt. Alex Lovett with Defense Research and Engineering
Tags: Federal Drive , DoD , Alex Lovett , Persistent Ground Surveillance System
Defense conference focuses on alternative fuels
The Defense Logistics Agency buys and distributes nearly five-million items such as rations, medical supplies and equipment, clothing and textiles, repair parts for land, sea and air weapons systems and platforms, fuel and energy services. DESC, which is a field activity of the Defense Logistics Agency, provides the military and other government agencies with a variety of fuel and energy services. We learn more about DESC's mission from Mark Iden, Deputy Director of Operations, and Colonel Steve Kephart, Director of Mobility Fuels.
Tags: Federal Drive , contracting , alternative fuels , Mark Iden , Steve Kephart , technology
Billion dollar deal may be the future of federal contracting
Based on calendar 2009 results, the combined companies would have total revenues of approximately $4.5 billion, 31,000 employees and a booked backlog of more than $13.5 billion, representing approximately 3 times annual revenue. CGI's President, Donna Morea, has details.
Tags: Federal Drive , contracting , CGI , Stanley Inc. , defense contracting , Donna Morea
How the defense authorization bill is tracking
The House and Senate Armed Services committees will continue work behind the scenes this week in preparation for markups scheduled this month on the fiscal 2011 defense authorization bill. American Banker's senior editor Jodi Schneider has details.
Tags: Federal Drive , mngt , 2011 Defense Authorization , 2011 budget , Jodi Schneider , American Banker
Navy finds value engineering at sea
We continue our series on the Defense Value Engineering Achievement Awards with a look at Littoral Combat Ship Mission Modules with program manager, Capt. Michael Good.
Tags: Federal Drive , management , best practices , value engineering , DoD , contracting , innovation , Littoral Combat Ship , Michael Good , Navy
Senate explores improved supervisor training
What's the best way to train the next generation of federal agency supervisors? a Senate panel holds an oversight hearing exploring proposed legislation to improve the way that potential mid-level managers are trained, and ways to continue and enhance the training and experience they already have.
Tags: management , Pay&benefits , Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs , Daniel Akaka , Nancy Kichak , OPM , Marilee Fitzgerald , DoD , John Palguta , Partnership for Public Service , Max Cacas
InfoWarCon covering all angles of information operations
Details on the event coming to the Washington Convention Center next week.
Tags: In Depth , technology , cybersecurity , DoD , Defense Department , Web 2.0 , government 2.0 , Gov 2.0 , InfoWarCon , Bob Geisler , Dan Kuehl
Value Engineering succeeds in Columbus
The Department of Defense is putting innovation and creativity into their engineering efforts. They have announced the winners of the Defense Value Engineering Achievement Awards that recognize the best value innovations that government and business develop to create cost-effective program solutions. Team leader David Szczublewski explains how.
Tags: Federal Drive , mngt , mngt practices , value engineering , DoD , contracting , innovation , David Szczublewski , Defense Supply Center
UPDATE: More on military pay raise from Senate Armed Services subcommittee
More from this hearing on using funds for specialty and incentive pay instead of across-the-board pay raises.
Tags: In Depth , pay and benefits , management , best practices , DoD , Pentagon , Defense Department , Department of Defense , William Carr , Brenda Farrell , Government Accountability Office
Roadmap needed to change Defense travel rules
The troubled Defense Travel System may never be fixed unless there are drastic changes in the rules themselves about DOD travel. DTS director Pam Mitchell explains.
Tags: Federal Drive , DoD , mngt , travel , Pam Mitchell , Defense Travel System
