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Air Force study to focus on 'game-changing' technology
Dr. Mark Maybury, the Air Force's chief scientist, discusses a wide-ranging study of potential future "game changers" and best practices in each of the service's core mission areas.
Tags: Air Force , DoD , technology , Federal Drive , Mark Maybury
Air Force: Sequestration already creating 'chronic inefficiency'
The Air Force's long-range planning and modernization takes back seat to preparations for near-term crises, including contingency plans to scale back civilian workforce. Civilian furloughs would be "breach of faith," Air Force says.
Tags: DoD , Air Force , sequestration , budget , Jamie Morin , Larry Spencer , furloughs , workforce ,
DISA promises fixes to overwhelmed online conferencing system
Cancellations of in-person meetings press DoD's Web conferencing system past its limits. The Defense Information Systems Agency will complete upgrades by Feb. 15.
Tags: DoD , DISA , FedRAMP , Defense Connect Online , Alfred Rivera , John Hale , Jennifer Carter , cloud computing , technology ,
DoD, VA accelerate schedule for integrated health record
The two departments are looking for "quick wins" in their integrated health-record strategy, aiming to bring the most important capabilities online three years early.
Tags: DoD , VA , health IT , technology , Integrated Electronic Health Record , Eric Shinseki , Leon Panetta , Roger Baker , Jonathan Woodson , Elizabeth McGrath ,
By year's end, troops will be unable to respond to crises, Pentagon says
Shortfalls in operating accounts would mean military units would be undertrained, underequipped and unable to deploy by the end of fiscal 2013, senior DoD officials predict.
Tags: DoD , Congress , budget , DoD budget , Navy , Army , readiness , Joint Chiefs of Staff , sequestration , James Winnefeld , Robert Work , Terry Halvorsen ,
Lawmakers decry impending DoD cuts
On this week's show, Federal News Radio's Jared Serbu talks about the impending cuts with two members of Congress, Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.), the chairman of the House Armed Services subcommittee on readiness, and Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.), whose suburban Washington district includes a high concentration of DoD civilian employees.
Tags: On DoD , DoD , Rob Wittman , Jim Moran , sequestration
VA testing cash prizes to improve its health record system
The Department of Veterans Affairs is trying out a new system of contests to make upgrades to its electronic medical record system. The agency plans to award up to three prizes worth $3 million to vendors who create open-source based components to VistA.
Tags: technology , VA , Roger Baker , VistA , VMBS , health IT , acquisition ,
DoD moves meetings online, but IT systems can't keep pace
Spending on conferences is among first casualties as various defense components make cutbacks. DoD's online meeting service is suffering from its own popularity.
Tags: DoD , technology , DISA , Carahsoft , Mark Mills , Navy , mobile apps
Navy details two rounds of budget cutbacks for 2013
Round one is already in effect and includes a civilian hiring freeze, cancellation of conferences, cutbacks on training, and a reduction in IT spending for the Navy. Round two would involve unpaid civilian furloughs, operational reductions for deployed ships, and cuts to tuition assistance for sailors.
Tags: DoD , Navy , sequestration , continuing resolution , DoD budget , Jonathan Greenert , John Kirby , On DoD , budget
Pentagon tears down final barrier for women in combat
On Thursday, DoD eliminated its Clinton-era policy that excluded women from serving in many front-line jobs. But full implementation will not happen immediately.
Tags: DoD , Army , workforce , Martin Dempsey , Leon Panetta , Robert Cone , training ,
