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ASMC The Business of Defense
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July 4th and July 6th, 2011 The whole idea is to align and improve the business operations of the entire Department of Defense. How can we look at improving both effectiveness and efficiency by transforming our business operations and doing a better job of managing our portfolio?
July 06, 2011 -
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The head of the Aerospace Industries Association is warning Congress, about cutting the defense budget. Marion Blakey said in a letter to house speaker John Boehner, any cuts to defense should be done in a \"careful and thoughtful manner guided by our military leaders\" and carried out only after the Pentagon completes its review of military force structure and capabilities, said Blakey, whose group represents hundreds of defense and aerospace companies.
July 05, 2011 -
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The Associated Press has run the numbers and reports despite U.S. reports of progress on the battlefield, American troops were killed in the first half of this year at the same pace as in 2010. That suggests that the war\'s toll on U.S. forces has not changed as Afghanistan prepares to take control of it\'s own security. The number of Americans who died remained virtually unchanged. 197 have died so far this year compared to 195 in the first six months of last year.
July 05, 2011 -
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The changing of the guard happens today that the Pentagon. SECDEF Robert Gates leaves. At his farewell speech he invoked the words of legendary General George C. Marshall --the great musts of a generation. They were he said, \"the development of a sense of responsibility for world order and security. the development of a sense of the overwhelming importance of the countries acts and failures to act,\" He\'s replaced by now former CIA director Leon Panetta.
July 05, 2011 -
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The Marines Corps has officially dismissed 22-year-old Yonathan Melaku, a reservist after he was charged with several shootings at the Pentagon and other military buildings. The separation process actually started earlier this month after he was charged in an unrelated matter with grand larceny. Melaku was arrested after he was caught trespassing inside Arlington National Cemetery after dark. Police say he had with him bomb-making materials.
July 05, 2011 -
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Are you eligible to telework? The Telework Exchange wants to help.
July 04, 2011 -
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John Gage AFGE National President Ricky McCoy President, AFGE TSA Local 777 Enid Doggett AFGE Communications Director
June 29, 2011 -
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The increase in violence comes as NATO-led forces prepare to hand security responsibility to Afghans in seven areas. This was to be the start of a gradual transition process that will end with all foreign troops leaving Afghanistan by the end of 2014. A two-day conference to discuss the transition process was due to begin in a government building in the center of the city today. Violence across Afghanistan in 2010 was already at its worst levels since the Taliban were ousted by U.S.-backed Afghan forces in late 2001.
June 29, 2011 -
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An airstrike from a military aircraft hit a convoy carrying Al Qaida linked militants in southern Somalia, last week. A U.S. defense official says foreign fighters were among those killed in an attack carried out by a \"partner country\". The convoy was hit as it drove along the coastline in the southern port city of Kismayo. Al Shabaab confirmed the strike saying, however only two of its fighters were injured.
June 27, 2011 -
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An unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile blasted off early Wednesday on a test flight from California to a target in the Pacific Ocean, but according to the Associated Press, a communications problem forced the launch command to be issued by ground control rather than an airborne launch control system, the Air Force said. The ICBM roared out of a silo at 6:35 a.m. PDT and its re-entry vehicle reached a target near the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands after an approximately 30-minute flight over 4,200 miles of ocean, a base statement said.
June 27, 2011 -
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June 27th and June 29th, 2011 Mr. Leighninger begins to pull back the veil on how the various online engagement tactics and tools can be used, and when they work best.
June 27, 2011 -
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The State department says it\'s willing to engage North Korea, but only if it improves relations with South Korea. North Korea has taunted the world with its nuclear program for several years, threatening to launch missiles. U.S. allies are considering sending food to North Korea. The U.N. say 23 million people are in need of it in the North. South Korea says it\'s skeptical about that.
June 27, 2011 -
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Three essentials managers should look for in a teleworker.
June 27, 2011 -
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Pakistan has been warned again it could lose the military aid money the U.S. is providing. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned the Pakistani government about rising U.S. doubts over its commitment to fighting Islamist militants. At the same time, Clinton told a Senate panel that the Obama administration viewed Pakistan as a crucial partner as it seeks to wind down the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan.
June 24, 2011
