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Along with public elation and relief, the killing of Osama bin Laden by an elite squad of Navy SEALs bolstered by years of painstaking geospatial and human intelligence offered an antidote to a pessimistic portrait of U.S. intelligence gathering. The news was greeted as proof that information-sharing between intelligence and …

In his new role as head honcho of the Defense Department, observers say Leon Panetta — maybe even more than predecessor Robert Gates — is expected to continue and perhaps even expand departmental budget cuts and cost-savings. His managerial elan, which earned him rave reviews at the CIA where he …

A national-security personnel shakeup is coming, according to various media reports, as the Obama administration looks to fill the opening that will be left when Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates departs later this year. According to the AP, which first broke the story, CIA Director Leon Panetta will take the …

In a difficult effort to double expected cuts to defense spending in the wake ofbudget battles on Capitol Hill, Defense Secretary Robert Gates has been a leader in fiscal responsibility by making tough decisions, the defense secretary’s No. 2 for public affairs said. In addition to Defense Department cuts to …

Just one day after President Barack Obama said hundreds of billions of dollars in defense spending would be cut over the next 12 years to help reduce the debt and deficit, the Defense Department is already embarking on a “comprehensive review,” to make it happen. Obama proposed $400 billion in …

ExecutiveGov’s round-up of news you need to read to stay up to speed on federal policy impacting the government-contracting community. DoD, VA Talk Details of EHR Merge The Defense Department and the Department of Veterans Affairs are providing more information about their agreement to create a joint common platform for …

The Defense Department is making ‘prudent’ plans for the increasingly likely possibility of a government shutdown, as the latest string of stopgap spending measures is due to expire April 8. “While the administration believes that a government shutdown will be averted, the department, including the service leadership, is engaged in …

ExecutiveGov’s round-up of news you need to read to stay up to speed on federal policy impacting the government-contracting community. New House Measure to Supply DoD Funding Even if Gov’t Shuts Down Military Times reports the latest continuing resolution stopgap funding measure approved by the House late yesterday would avert …

Deputy Director of information management and CIO of the Defense Intelligence Agency Grant Schneider has strong feelings about the data layer —  the military-intelligence agency’s wealth of information and its ability to be both shared and secured. In an extensive interview with Defense Systems, Schneider, who is also chairman of …

ExecutiveGov’s round-up of news you need to read to stay up to speed on federal policy impacting the government-contracting community. DoD Acquisition Chief Talk Better Buying at Army TACOM Command The Defense Department’s acquisition chief dropped by the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command as part of his tour …