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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 , 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
How to fight through a digital meltdown
How would the military carry on in the event that an enemy manages to meltdown the DoD's digital information infrastructure? We get thoughts from Air Force Major General Kevin Kennedy, Director for Joint Capability Development (J8), U.S. Joint Forces Command.
Tags: Federal Drive , cybersecurity , Kevin Kennedy , Air Force , AFCEA , security , Suzanne Kubota
DoD fixing its patchwork quilt of cybersecurity
New Cyber Command will better integrate existing and new computer network defense capabilities. DoD right now is spread too thin to protect its 15,000 networks and 7 million computing devices. The military too often is playing catch up to cyber attacks.
Tags: technology , James Miller , Keith Alexander , U.S. Cyber Command , NSA , Ogilvy , cybersecurity , cyberwar
DoD's Cyber Command prepares for battle
WFED's Jason Miller reports.
Tags: technology , Cyber Command , cybersecurity , Jason Miller
