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USAF Under Secretary details business operations plan

Under Secretary of the Air Force Matthew Donovan discusses the branch’s plans for their business operations, and why data and...

USAF looks to change business processes in the next two years

Scott Maucione, defense reporter at Federal News Network, discusses the Air Force’s plan for future business practices, and the “Shark...

Air Force looks to repair F-35’s Autonomic Logistics Information System

Diana Maurer, director of defense capabilities & management at the Government Accountability Office discusses ways to fix the F-35’s diagnostic...

Air Force awards National Security Space Launch agreements

Salvatore “Tory” Bruno, President and CEO of United Launch Alliance, outlines the changing space launch landscape, and how they are...

The Pentagon Beat – January 16, 2019

Valerie Insinna, air warfare reporter at Defense News, and Marcus Weisgerber, global business editor at Defense One, discuss the Air...

White House announces creation of U.S. Space Command

Former Secretary of the U.S. Air Force Deborah Lee James discusses what the re-established U.S. Space Command means for the...

Army ‘Shark Tank’ challenges small businesses to create new tech

Robert Levinson, senior defense analyst at Bloomberg Government discusses the Army’s search for tech from non-traditional defense contractors and the...

Air Force announces plans for expansion, squadron increase

Lt. Gen. David Deptula (USAF-Ret.) dean of Aerospace Studies at The Mitchell Institute, discusses the Air Force’s plans for more...

The Pentagon Beat – July 25, 2018

Federal News Radio Defense Reporter Scott Maucione and Military.com Reporter Oriana Pawlyk discuss the latest news from the Department of...

White House, DoD start plans for new “Space Force”

Deborah Lee James, 23rd secretary of the United States Air Force, discusses the president’s surprise announcement of the Space Force...

The Pentagon Beat – March 28, 2018

Oriana Pawlyk, reporter for Military.com and Jacqueline Klimas, defense reporter at Politico, discuss the latest news from the Department of...

The Pentagon Beat – March 14, 2018

On this edition of the Pentagon Beat, Tony Bertuca, chief editor of Inside the Pentagon and Rachel Karas, associate editor...

Air Force gives ‘ethical hackers’ opportunity to hack its networks

Robert Bigman, founder of 2BSecure and former chief information security officer at the CIA, discusses the future of ‘bug bounty’...

Space Corps proposal left out of NDAA

Deborah Lee James, the 23rd Secretary of the U.S. Air Force, discusses the proposal to create a U.S. Space Corps,...

How a CR would impact the Air Force

Gen. Larry Spencer (USAF, ret.), president of the Air Force Association, explains how a continuing resolution would affect personnel, acquisitions,...

The Future of ID Management in Government

Watch Now On-Demand Since the Common Access Card (CAC) standard was developed in response to the 2004 HSPD-12 regulation, smart...

Tech Leadership Series – Cloud

Watch on-demand now. Host Francis Rose explores some of the key issues facing federal cloud computing with Rep. Will Hurd...

New Air Force initiatives target pilot shortage

Deborah Lee James, the 23rd secretary of the U.S. Air Force, discusses an effort to solve one of the service’s...

Air Force considers abandoned Russian jets for new Air Force One

Marcus Weisgerber, global business editor for Defense One, discusses the possible implications of a push to lower costs on the...

23rd USAF Secretary James weighs in on Space Corps proposal

Former U.S. Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James discusses National Defense Authorization Act negotiations (including the Space Corps proposal), plans...

The Federal Beat

Military.com air warfare reporter Oriana Pawlyk, Nextgov technology reporter Mohana Ravindranath, and FCW staff writer Sean Carberry joined Francis for...

Acquisition priorities for the Air Force

The Air Force is working on a number of high-profile acquisitions right now. The F-35, KC-46 Tanker, T-X Trainer, and...

Addressing the pilot shortage a top Air Force priority

The readiness crisis facing the U.S. Air Force is manifesting itself in two ways — personnel and aircraft. Vice Chief...

Air Force leaders: We’re smaller, older and busier than ever

Gen. Larry Spencer (USAF, ret.), president of the Air Force Association, discussed the White House’s proposed budget and what it...

This week in the DoD

U.S. News & World Report national security correspondent Paul Shinkman and Washington Examiner defense correspondent Jacqueline Klimas discussed Base Realignment...

Air Force plans to hire up to 4,000 airmen

Deputy Chief of Staff of the Air Force for manpower, personnel and services Lieutenant General Gina Grosso, discussses the Air...

Air Force Secretary introduces new diversity initiatives

Kate Kidder, a fellow at the Center for a New American Security, discussed the impact of diversity initiatives just introduced...

Lockheed Martin looses and recovers Air Force records

Defense One technology editor Patrick Tucker discussed a records snafu and recovery operation managed by Lockheed Martin that impacted the...