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The Pentagon begins the process of revealing its budget plan for fiscal year 2013. The proposal includes the scaling back of several weapons systems, savings on personnel costs, along with an assurance from top DoD officials that even though the military will be smaller, it will be more agile and more capable.
The investigative agency that originally detailed huge management problems at Arlington National Cemetery a year and a half ago says there\'s been a dramatic improvement. The challenge now is maintaining the momentum.
A special House panel finds DoD\'s audit plan is credible, but successful implementation will depend on commitment of Defense components and future leaders.
President Barack Obama announced a slate of nominees for administration posts, including three in key Defense Department positions. They include nominees for the Pentagon\'s personnel and policy chiefs and the department\'s chief weapons buyer.
In next year\'s budget, key factors for program funding are performance, performance and performance, the Air Force\'s top acquisition official said.
The Army uses the drones for warfighter training and unspecified \"domestic operations\" in civilian airspace.
The Navy has signed a deal to start funneling green energy to its largest base. Instead of costing money, the project will save money, Navy and industry officials say.
The federal CIO said he\'s not concerned that the administration\'s cloud initiative will fall victim to the same types of roadblocks lawmakers set out for e-government seven years ago. VanRoekel said members of Congress need data on the value cloud computing brings. He also said vendor management organizations and mobile computing are among his short term priorities.
The Navy\'s Pacific Fleet is getting a new commander. Adm. Patrick Walsh will retire this Friday after 34 years of service to the Navy. Adm. Cecil Haney, the former deputy of the U.S. Strategic Command, will take over.
The Air Force is hungry for energy like no agency in the federal government. The service\'s top energy official says they\'re trying to have a smaller appetite without hindering their mission.
Col. Kevin Felix, the chief of the Future Warfare Division at the Army Capabilites Integration Center, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss a recent seminar examining the future force and the virtual training available for troops at home.
Col. Thomas Roe, director of the Center for Army Lessons Learned, offers insight on how the Army takes what it has learned from fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq and is applying it to future conflicts.
John Streufert will become the new director of the National Cybersecurity Division. He comes to DHS after spending more than five years as the State Department\'s chief information security officer. Additionally, Rear Adm. Michael Brown retires today.
The Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Mike Gould issued an order in April 2010 that prohibited drug use, applying to all Academy cadets, cadet candidates and military members attached to the Academy, according a the Air Force website.