http://www.govexec.com GovExec.com is government's business news daily and the premier Web site for federal managers and executives. en-us Copyright 2009 by National Journal Group Inc. http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:05:12 GMT klunney@govexec.com (Kellie Lunney) webmaster@govexec.com (webmaster) http://www.govexec.com/img/GovExecLogo_red_RSS.jpg http://www.govexec.com 144 22 10 http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/112009cdam1.htm ?rss=defensehs&oref=rss Erroll Southers is a former FBI agent. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/112009cdam1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=44087 webmaster@govexec.com (From CongressDaily) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:13:44 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/112009cdpm1.htm ?rss=defensehs&oref=rss Construction of the carrier and the ship's systems will cost $8.7 billion. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/112009cdpm1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=44090 webmaster@govexec.com (Megan Scully, CongressDaily) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:59:52 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/112009j1.htm?rss=defensehs&oref=rss Homeland Security is operating the exit portion of the project off multiple, uncoordinated timelines, GAO says. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/112009j1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=44096 jaitoro@govexec.com (Jill R. Aitoro ) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:40:32 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/112009kp1.htm?rss=defensehs&oref=rss Missing post-deployment health questionnaires help identify issues that emerge over time. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/112009kp1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=44092 kpeters@govexec.com (Katherine McIntire Peters) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:51:54 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/111909ap1.htm ?rss=defensehs&oref=rss GAO says military does not know if service members got the opportunity to report their health problems on the forms. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/111909ap1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=44078 webmaster@govexec.com (Kimberly Hefling, Associated Press Writer) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:10:39 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/111909cdam1.htm ?rss=defensehs&oref=rss Congressman says move could inject $1 billion into the local economy in four years and create more than 3,000 jobs. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/111909cdam1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=44077 webmaster@govexec.com (Richard E. Cohen, CongressDaily) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:08:16 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/111909cdpm1.htm ?rss=defensehs&oref=rss Pick for the service's No. 2 civilian spot says competition will be transparent. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/111909cdpm1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=44081 webmaster@govexec.com (From CongressDaily) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:53:08 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/111909e1.htm?rss=defensehs&oref=rss Watchdog audited 10 firms and discovered more than 100 allegations of misconduct. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/111909e1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=44083 enewell@govexec.com (Elizabeth Newell) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:06:25 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/111909rb1.htm?rss=defensehs&oref=rss Legislation named for deceased Army lieutenant colonel would make it easier to suspend and debar non-complying companies. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/111909rb1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=44076 rbrodsky@govexec.com (Robert Brodsky) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:18:57 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/111809ap1.htm ?rss=defensehs&oref=rss Service says 140 active duty soldiers have died of self-inflicted wounds so far in 2009, the same number confirmed for all of last year. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/111809ap1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=44068 webmaster@govexec.com (Pauline Jelinek, Associated Press) Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:28:16 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/111809ap2.htm ?rss=defensehs&oref=rss Inquiry could look at personnel policies and the availability of mental health services for troubled personnel. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/111809ap2.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=44067 webmaster@govexec.com (Anne Gearan, Associated Press) Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:05:05 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/111809cdam1.htm ?rss=defensehs&oref=rss Erin Conaton is currently the majority staff director for the House Armed Services Committee. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/111809cdam1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=44065 webmaster@govexec.com (From CongressDaily) Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:06:00 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/111809cdpm1.htm ?rss=defensehs&oref=rss Contractors have benefited from a 60 percent spike in procurement and research and development accounts in the last eight years. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/111809cdpm1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=44072 webmaster@govexec.com (Megan Scully, CongressDaily) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:46:43 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/111809e2.htm?rss=defensehs&oref=rss Report says Federal Protective Service needs to pay more attention to resource allocation, technology and information management. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/111809e2.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=44074 enewell@govexec.com (Elizabeth Newell) Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:34:59 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/111809l1.htm?rss=defensehs&oref=rss Female smokers require special focus because they face particular barriers to quitting, witnesses tell lawmakers. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/111809l1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=44069 elong@govexec.com (Emily Long) Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:15:54 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/111709cdam1.htm?rss=defensehs&oref=rss Financial Services appropriations legislation containing the federal employee pay raise is expected to hitch a ride. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/111709cdam1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=44054 webmaster@govexec.com (Humberto Sanchez, CongressDaily) Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:45:31 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/111709cdam2.htm?rss=defensehs&oref=rss Senior officials speak to intelligence committees, but deny request to send witnesses to Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/111709cdam2.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=44055 webmaster@govexec.com (Chris Strohm, CongressDaily) Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:40:06 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/111709cdpm1.htm?rss=defensehs&oref=rss Chamber adds funding to renovate empty buildings to provide housing and services to homeless veterans. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/111709cdpm1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=44058 webmaster@govexec.com (Humberto Sanchez, CongressDaily) Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:22:27 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/111709cdpm2.htm?rss=defensehs&oref=rss Lawmakers say administration should be more forthcoming with information on the deadly shootings. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/111709cdpm2.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=44059 webmaster@govexec.com (Chris Strohm and Megan Scully, CongressDaily) Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:29:50 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/111709kp1.htm?rss=defensehs&oref=rss Auditors estimate the long-term savings will be about 70 percent lower than projected in 2005. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/111709kp1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=44062 kpeters@govexec.com (Katherine McIntire Peters) Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:25:22 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/111609cdpm1.htm ?rss=defensehs&oref=rss The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee plans to hold a Thursday hearing on the shootings. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/111609cdpm1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=44051 webmaster@govexec.com (From CongressDaily) Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:03:16 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/111309bb1.htm?rss=defensehs&oref=rss Multiple deployments are increasing mental health problems, reports say. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/111309bb1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=44042 bbrewin@govexec.com (Bob Brewin) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:08:53 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/111309cdpm1.htm ?rss=defensehs&oref=rss Mine-resistant, all-terrain vehicles mark a significant departure from the slow development cycles typical of most major defense programs, says Pentagon chief. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/111309cdpm1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=44038 webmaster@govexec.com (Megan Scully, CongressDaily) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:14:43 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/111209ar1.htm?rss=defensehs&oref=rss Goal of initiative is to take a "headhunting role" and be more proactive about reaching out to former service members, personnel chief says. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/111209ar1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=44030 arosenberg@govexec.com (Alyssa Rosenberg) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:33:40 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/111209cdpm1.htm ?rss=defensehs&oref=rss Homeland Security announces that by 2013 all law enforcement agencies should be able to access technology identifying illegal immigrants in U.S. prison system. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/111209cdpm1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=44033 webmaster@govexec.com (Chris Strohm, CongressDaily) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:57:40 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/111209cdpm2.htm ?rss=defensehs&oref=rss Defense secretary is creating a departmentwide task force aimed at combating the growing threat of improvised explosive devices in Afghanistan. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/111209cdpm2.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=44032 webmaster@govexec.com (Megan Scully, CongressDaily) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:52:05 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/111209kp1.htm?rss=defensehs&oref=rss Service declines to discuss steps Army is taking, if any, to help soldiers formerly treated by psychiatrist. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/111209kp1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=44036 kpeters@govexec.com (Katherine McIntire Peters) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:03:43 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/110909ap1.htm ?rss=defensehs&oref=rss Executive order will establish a Council on Veterans Employment and a Veterans Employment Program office within agencies. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/110909ap1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=44003 webmaster@govexec.com (From the Associated Press) Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:08:33 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/110909cdam1.htm ?rss=defensehs&oref=rss Retired officer says the all-volunteer military "has priced itself out of the market." http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/110909cdam1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=44001 webmaster@govexec.com (George C. Wilson, CongressDaily) Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:35:41 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/110909cdam2.htm ?rss=defensehs&oref=rss Lawmakers might have to pass a temporary extension if the House and Senate can't agree on renewing key provisions of the law that are set to expire on Dec. 31. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/110909cdam2.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=44002 webmaster@govexec.com (Chris Strohm, CongressDaily) Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:09:31 GMT