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DoD, State implement only fraction of wartime contracting recommendations
A new Government Accountability Office report found that three main actors in contingency contracting — the Defense and State Departments and the U.S. Agency for International Development — will likely only implement a fraction of the recommendations set out by the Commission on Wartime Contracting. The agencies have either determined their existing policies already address the commission's concerns or they disagreed with the recommendation in the first place, GAO found.
Tags: GAO , DoD , USAID , contracting , contingency contracting , acquisition , Commission on Wartime Contracting , Jack Moore
State Dept. reveals new details of Benghazi attack
Senior State Department officials on Tuesday revealed for the first time certain details of last month's tragedy in the former Libyan rebel stronghold, such as the efforts of a quick reaction force that rushed onto the scene and led the evacuation in a fierce gun battle that continued into the streets.
Tags: al-Qaida , Libya , Barack Obama , Chris Stevens
Federal Drive interviews - Oct. 4, 2012
Former astronaut and Lockheed executive Rick Hieb describes the logistics involved in supporting missions in Antarctica. And a former State Department official the security situation at the consulate in Libya.
Tags: Federal Drive , Rick Hieb , Lockheed Martin , Fred Burton , Stratfor ,
State employee devised diplomatic dispatch service during Arab Spring
Shane Morris overcame numerous obstacles during the Arab Spring uprisings to ensure that U.S. diplomats in the Middle East could securely dispatch and receive classified documents and equipment. She is a finalist for a Service to America Medal.
Tags: Shane Morris , diplomacy , Service to America Medal , In Depth , management , Arab Spring
Lawmakers press UN agency over tech shipments
Two lawmakers are angrily reacting to what they say is a lack of cooperation from a U.N. agency that may have sent computers and other technology to Iran and North Korea in possible violation of U.N. Security Council sanctions.
Tags: Illeana Ros-Lehtinen , Howard Berman , United Nations , cybersecurity , Cybersecurity Update , House Foreign Affairs Committee , Congress , Federal Drive
2012 Causey Awards Winner - Laura Williams
Laura Williams, an eDiplomacy liaison officer with the State Department's Bureau of Information Resources Management, was nominated for her work improving staffing in the agency's IT department.
Tags: Laura Williams , eDiplomacy , information technology , staffing , Causey Awards
DoD leads the way in student loan repayment program
DoD attracts and retains more employees through an increased involvement in the student loan repayment program.
Tags: DoJ , DoD , management , best practices , hiring , retention , Keith BieryGolick , John Berry , Federal Drive , DoD Report
America, Pakistan and never having to say sorry
Tags: DoD , Hillary Rodham Clinton , CIA , DoD Report , Pakistan , NATO , Federal Drive
Contingency contracting a slowly turning tide, budget shows
The State Department's share of overseas contingency contracting has grown over the last few years as the department took on new activities and functions as the military departed Iraq. Still, the budget shows, the Defense Department is the main player in overseas contingency contracting. And there's no guarantee Congress won't turn to the foreign affairs budget in its efforts to dramatically reduce the deficit.
Tags: Hillary Clinton , DoD , contracting , contingency contracting , budget , Congress , Inside the Worlds Biggest Buyer , Jack Moore
Waste, fraud in Iraq put all eyes on DoD contracting
When the Defense Department began contingency contracting operations on a large-scale in Iraq in 2003 it was largely a trial by fire. Despite the best planning, DoD lacked the programs and practical solutions to handle the environment, officials say. Since then, commissions, panels and lawmakers have offered fixes and DoD has evolved to try to create "rock-solid" reforms. Federal News Radio examines these issues in the next part of our series, Inside the World's Biggest Buyer.
Tags: Dov Zakheim , Jacques Gansler , Alan Chvotkin , Gary Motsek , John Tierney , Harold McAlduff , Defense Acquisition University , DoD , acquisition , contracting , Commission on Wartime Contracting , Inside the Worlds Biggest Buyer , Jack Moore
