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First U.S. Cyber Command established
Poisoned PDFs? Here's your antidote
Tags: Cybersecurity Update , cybersecurity , PDF , Cyber Command , cyberdefense , Harris Corp.
Williams honored with Franke award
Every year, one distinguished federal IT acquisition manager receives the coveted John J. Franke award for career excellence. The award last night went to Jim Williams, who recently retired from the GSA as the Commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service.
Tags: management , Dave Wennergren , GSA , USDA , OMB , Jim Williams , Karen Evans , John Johnson , Sandy Bates , John J. Franke , Jason Miller , Management of Change 2010
Secretary Gates surrenders on military pay
The DoD Secretary says he won't let a pay raise derail the Authorization bill.
Tags: management , Robert Gates , Defense Authorization Bill , pay and benefits
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 , Defense , Alex Lovett , Persistent Ground Surveillance System
All about the Pentagon's Entertainment Office
Read a recent article from the Director of Entertainment Media at DoD.
Tags: technology , entertainment , Phil Strub
DoD to host a performance symposium open to all
500 performance improvement leaders from across the Department of Defense, including Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Agencies and activities, and federal government agencies get ready to gather and compare notes, and you're invited! We get details from J. D. Sicilia, the director of the Defense Department's Lean Six Sigma Program Office.
Tags: Federal Drive , management , performance management , J. D. Sicilia , Lean Six Sigma , OMB , VA , HUD , DoE , NRC , FAA , DHS , Jeffery Zients , Suzanne Kubota
Multiyear contract is a big boon to Boeing
The Navy strikes a deal to lump together all the fighter jets it plans to purchase over the next several years into a single large buy, in a victory for aerospace giant Boeing. Dr. Jacques Gansler, former undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, explains.
Tags: Federal Drive , contracting , Boeing , Lockheed , Navy , acquisition , multiyear contract , Jacques Gansler , technology , UMd
Part 2: Unique needs, high fees propel increases in agencywide contracts
DHS, VA say they need their own multiple award contracts because they want vendors who are familiar with their processes and requirements. Others say agencies want the "glory" of running large procurements and are unhappy with GSA's fees. GSA is trying to address the perception of poor customer service as a way to bring more agencies into the fold.
Tags: contracting , Ed O'Hare , Soraya Correa , Iris Cooper , Martha Johnson , GSA , DHS , VA , Jim Williams , Alan Chvotkin , Professional Services Council , multiple award contracts , GWACs , Alliant , T4 , EAGLE , Ed O
A vision for National Guard's next five years
Continued integration into fighting forces key to future success, National Guard Bureau chief says.
Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , management , National Guard , Craig McKinley , Robert Gates , AFCEA ,
DHS tries sharing cyber threat data differently
The agency is working with different industry sectors to improve how and the kinds of IT security information that flows in both directions. DHS has a pilot with DoD and financial services companies to exchange threat and malicious activity from their networks. DHS also has installed Einstein 2 software on 12 agency networks to improve how they recognize risks.
Tags: technology , Greg Shaffer , Anna Eshoo , John Denning , DHS , GAO , Computer and Communications Industry Association , Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysi , cybersecurity , Einstein , information sharing , Jason Miller
