The departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs are taking a new approach towards integrating their electronic health records systems, Nextgov reports. Katherine McIntire Peters writes the departments will acquire technologies aimed at
MoreAt least three Cabinet positions will not see new faces for President Barack Obama’s second term in the White House, The Hill newspaper reports. Citing White House officials, Amie Parnes writes Attorney
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Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, a retired four-start Army general, died Thursday due to complications related to pneumonia, The Hill reports. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Schwarzkopf was a “giant” in the US
MoreThe Office of Management and Budget has sent guidance to federal agencies should negotiations fail to stop across-the-board budget cuts that will take effect Jan 2. (Click Here, to read an article
MoreDefense Department furloughs or other personnel actions related to sequestration would not immediately occur on Jan. 2, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta wrote in a memo to Pentagon personnel sent Thursday. Any scheduled
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Budget uncertainty surrounding the fiscal cliff keeps the Defense Department from being able to plan the country’s future defense strategy, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday. According to CBS News, Panetta told
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Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) is the likely nominee to succeed Leon Panetta as defense secretary, Bloomberg News reports on its Twitter feed. Citing sources, Bloomberg reports President Barack Obama invited Hagel
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During his first visit to Kuwait, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta cited the U.S.-Kuwait partnership as key to working with other partners in the Middle East during contingencies. American Forces Press Service reports
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Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki are moving forward the integration of both departments’ electronic health records systems to 2013 from 2014, EHR Intelligence reports. Jennifer Bresnick writes
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President Barack Obama intends to nominate Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Lloyd Austin as the next commander of U.S. Central Command, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced in a release Thursday. If
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