Pentagon Asks Congress to Reprogram $10B
The Defense Department is seeking Congress’ permission to shift $9.6 billion in funds this year to its wartime budget in an effort to manage shortfalls, DoD Buzz reported Monday.
Brendan ...
Report: Pentagon Leaders to Wrap Up Budget Cut Review At Month’s End
Defense Department leaders will propose three scenarios for automatic spending cuts when they present a military strategy report to Secretary Chuck Hagel by the end of the month, Defense ...
Elizabeth McGrath: Pentagon to Focus on Operation Costs
Elizabeth McGrath
Elizabeth McGrath, Defense Department deputy chief management officer, told the Excellence in Government Forum Tuesday the Pentagon will increasingly focus on operations ...
Chuck Hagel: DoD Employees to Receive 11 Furlough Days
Chuck Hagel
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has announced the Defense Department will cut the number of furlough days for employees to 11 as part of agency efforts to address the $37 ...
Jim McAleese: The 2013 Sequester’s Likely and Potential Impact on the Services
Jim McAleese, founder and principal at McAleese & Associates, recently caught up with Executive Mosaic, parent company of the Potomac Officers Club (P.O.C) and publisher of ExecutiveGov, ...
Report: Apple Devices Could Get DISA Approval Next Week
Apple will soon receive the security clearance it needs for the iPhone and iPad to be used within the Pentagon’s networks, Nextgov reports.
A Defense Information Systems Agency ...
Ashton Carter Repeats Pentagon Request for New BRAC Round
Ashton Carter
Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter reiterated Tuesday the Pentagon’s request for another Base Realignment and Closure Commission round in an effort to help reduce ...
Ashton Carter Receives NDIA’s Dwight D. Eisenhower Award
Ashton Carter
Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has received the National Defense Industrial Association’s annual Dwight D. Eisenhower Award which honors defense leaders who best ...
White House Saves $5B From Automatic DoD Spending Cuts
The White House has announced that it will restore $4.9 billion out of the $85 billion to be cut from the Defense Department budget due to sequestration, according to a Bloomberg article.
Brian ...
Pentagon Awarded $19B in April Contracts, Study Says
The Defense Department awarded 200 total contracts during the month of April, valued at more than $19 billion total, according to a Military.com analysis.
DoD Buzz reports the month’s ...
