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Assange hit by more setbacks
Two major setbacks for Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange. He was denied a Swedish residency permit and his website had been dumped by a company that handled many of its donations. The Swedish government declined to say why he was denied residency saying the reason was confidential. As far as donations go, Moneybookers.com told Assange he'd been dropped because of concerns about risk management and his website had essentially been watch listed.
Tags: Pentagon & Beyond , Pentagon , Julian Assange , J.J. Green
A yellow flag is waving
So far, the Pentagon has not reported any incidents of reprisals against Afghans named in the documents exposed by the Wikileaks website, but it has sparked new questions about how far to go in sharing sensitive information within the government, a practice that expanded after Sept. 11, 2001, in order to help prevent future terrorist attacks. In a speech recently, director of national intelligence, James Clapper, called the July leaks "a big yellow flag" for those concerned about protecting classified information.
Tags: Pentagon & Beyond , Pentagon , James Clapper , J.J. Green
Air Force preparing for hikes in health care costs
Chief of Staff Norton Schwartz said health care costs could make up as much as $65 billion of the defense budget by 2015. He said Air Force must work with other services to help reduce costs.
Tags: management , Norton Schwartz , Air Force , Navy , acquisition reform , health care costs , Scott Carr
DoD helps rethink disaster relief
Harnessing the power of e-mail and the Web, STAR-TIDES has been working since 2007 to pull together some of the best minds in the world to help people and nations during times of natural disaster and crisis. Now, a National Defense University professor said the group is trying to overcome some geo-political limitations to its work.
Tags: technology , National Defense University , Linton Wells , STAR-TIDES , technology demonstration , disaster relief , Max Cacas
Former CIO discusses DHS-NSA team up on cybersecurity
General Dale Meyerrose, former CIO for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, joined the DorobekINSIDER to discuss why the two departments are teaming up and ways agencies can confront the evolving challenges of cybersecurity.
Tags: DHS , NSA , Cybersecurity Update , technology , General Dale Meyerrose , CIO , Dorobek Insider
DoD aims to move to cleaner energy
As part of Energy Awareness Month, DoD releases a statement on its commitment to move toward cleaner energy sources.
Tags: green government , clean energy , Energy Awareness Month , DoD Report , acquisition , contracting , Dorobek Insider
Schwartz outlines Air Force adjustments, changes
The world has changed and the United States Air Force must change too, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz said at the National Press Club.
Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , Norman Schwartz , Air Force , defense spending , Robert Gates
VA, DoD investigate serious health record error
The Department of Veterans Affairs is trying to solve the mystery of how the Pentagon's health information system mistakenly accessed a confidential treatment form in the VA's health record system. The mistake kept one veteran from returning to combat.
Tags: technology , VA , Roger Baker , Military Health Service , Army , AHLTA , VistA , cybersecurity , privacy , health IT , Max Cacas
NSA, DHS Trade Players for Net Defense
By order of Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, NSA and DHS will exchange personnel, Wired reports.
Tags: DoD Report , NSA , DHS , technology , Dorobek Insider , Robert Gates , Janet Napolitano
Defense changes mean contracting opportunity
A new report finds contractors should balance portfolios across the spectrum of warfare, accommodating the shift in how the U.S. military plans, organizes and equips for battle.
Tags: Federal Drive , DoD Report , Pentagon , Deloitte , contracting ,
