Army
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The Army plans to cut nearly 9,000 civilian jobs by October of next year, Federal Times reports. Army Secretary John McHugh ordered Army leaders to start cutting staffing as part of former Defense Secretary Robert Gates\' efficiency initiatives.
August 08, 2011 -
On Today\'s Federal Drive: The effect of the S&P downgrade on federal agencies, GSA rethinks new pay-for-parking rule and the Army cuts civilian personnel.
August 08, 2011 -
Half the cuts will come from the Army\'s Installation Management Command -- that\'s almost 12 per cent of the total workforce at the command.
August 05, 2011 -
This \"environmentally responsive\" material would constantly adjust to outside conditions as well as body heat.
August 02, 2011 -
Tom Hawley, deputy undersecretary of the Army, and Heidi Shyu, acting assistant secretary for acquisition, logistics and technology, discuss the Army\'s new acquisition in a press conference.
July 26, 2011 -
An Army-commissioned study finds that since 1996, the service has spent more than a billion dollars per year on defense systems that wound up being cancelled. Army leaders say they recognize the problem, and have already begun moving aggressively toward reform.
July 22, 2011 -
Android devices are next up in DoD\'s effort to get off-the-shelf smartphones up to snuff with the Pentagon\'s security needs. Also, the Army looks for a better way to do two-factor authentication on mobile devices.
July 18, 2011 -
Katherine Hammack is the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations & Environment in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army.
June 29, 2011 -
The Army contract calls for 29 blimp-like vehicles that will carry sophisticated surveillance equipment above the terrain of Afghanistan for constant intelligence.
June 29, 2011 -
The Army has awarded a $286 million contract to General Dynamics for the production of air-to-ground rockets. Under the contract, the Hydra-70 rockets are to be delivered by April 2015.
June 28, 2011 -
The Army has awarded the Oshkosh Corporation a $226 million contract for 5,131 underbody improvement kits for the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All Terrain Vehicle.
June 21, 2011 -
After losing the dreaded black berets, Army soldiers who work at the Pentagon face yet another uniform change. They will soon abandon the current combat uniform for more businesslike attire.
June 21, 2011 -
Soldiers working at the Pentagon will trade their combat camouflage for business-like uniforms.
June 20, 2011 -
Virginia has been chosen as the home of the National Museum of the U.S. Army.
June 20, 2011 -
The Army has decided to make some changes to its image... after hearing from soldiers on Facebook. Raymond Chandler, Sergeant Major of the Army explains how it works.
June 17, 2011
