Just a random set of things I found interesting happening in Government from various official sources and media headlines.
‘If you can play Xbox, you can fly a Raven’
Monday, August 29, 2011 7:00 PM | US Army Front Page |
Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, practiced assembling and flying the Raven unmanned aircraft at Camp Fallujah, Iraq, Aug. 23, 2011.
Federal workers offer suggestions for improved disaster preparedness
2 Sep 11 7:50 AM Alicia Mazzara Washington Post
Confusion and a lack of coordination in the wake of Hurricane Irene and last week’s 5.9 earthquake has federal employees worried that the government is still woefully unprepared for emergency situations.
Government workers repeatedly complained about the inability to communicate during the recent earthquake when cellular phone networks went down. Many felt like they were left in the dark, and agency leaders didn’t have the means to disseminate key information.
Blue Angels to Soar on Biofuel During Labor Day Weekend Air Show
Thursday, September 1, 2011 10:57 AM U.S. Navy News Top Stories|
The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, is slated to perform their flight demonstration with every aircraft powered by a biofuel blend at the Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River Air Expo Sept. 2-4.
Two female acquisition officers to get second star
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 7:00 PM | US Army Front Page |
Two female Army acquisition officers have been tapped for promotion to the rank of major general.
TRICARE portability reduces moving stress
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 7:00 PM | US Army Front Page
With a single phone call, service member and family beneficiaries under TRICARE Prime can arrive at a new duty station, confident their medical records and prescriptions were transferred and new doctors were lined up for them in advance, a top TRICARE official said.
