Elizabeth McGrath, Defense Department deputy chief management officer, told the Excellence in Government Forum Tuesday the Pentagon will increasingly focus on operations costs as the Pentagon seeks to find what drives them, American
MoreNavy Adm. William McRaven, U.S. Special Operations Command chief, said Tuesday the command wants to forge global partnerships as part of a strategy to help train foreign warfighters, Military.com reported Wednesday. Kris
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Robert Hale, Defense Department comptroller, told a Senate Appropriations subcommittee Friday that most projects under the Pentagon’s $9.5 billion military construction budget will not be affected by sequestration budget cuts, the American Forces
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The U.S. Army‘s deputy chief of staff told Senate lawmakers Tuesday the branch has had to carry out its three-year modernization plan with less money than it expected due to sequestration, the
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Some Senate Democrats have begun discussing the proposed East Coast missile shield as if it will happen after North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un’s recent threats, Defense News reports. John Bennett writes Rep.
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The U.S. Navy will delay sending furlough notices to civilian workers until further notice because the Pentagon has not made final decisions on a furlough policy, Federal Times reports. Stephen Losey writes
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Dawn Meyerriecks, formerly deputy national intelligence director for acquisitions and technology, has joined the CIA as deputy director for science and technology, Wired reports. Noah Shactman writes Meyerriecks developed an internal applications
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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 largest award went
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A Defense Department report released Thursday says North Korea’s continued nuclear technology experiments and ballistics missile programs show the country remains a threat to the U.S., according to the American Forces Press
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The Defense Department is seeking ways to speed up the process for approving and deploying mobile devices, applications and other technologies, FCW reported Tuesday. Amber Corrin writes the Pentagon wants to have
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