Defense
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A Congressional panel heard from deputy Pentagon service chiefs last week that when it comes to future acquisitions, DOD may have to settle for \"good enough\".
March 15, 2011 -
Military personnel would not be subject to a furlough in the event of a government shutdown, according to guidance prepared by the Defense Department as a contingency plan. The memo, drafted earlier this month, gives broad overarching guidance to military departments and agencies who would have discretion to determine what activities would and would not be exempted from a shutdown.
March 15, 2011 -
The cemetery\'s call center now has access to data and can answer every inquiry from veterans and family members.
March 14, 2011 -
The existing CR has caused the Navy to miss construction starts and other scheduled projects, Politico reports.
March 14, 2011 -
U.S. troops could be required to report to work without pay if a budget clash in Congress results in a government-wide shutdown, according to draft planning guidance circulating in the Pentagon.
March 14, 2011 -
Climate change is having implications for the Navy, according to a new assessment by the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences.
March 11, 2011 -
More Iraq and Afghanistan era veterans are finding work in the public sector than ever before.
March 11, 2011 -
The Defense Department is proposing a rule that requires contractors to display the DoD fraud hotline poster in common work areas.
March 11, 2011 -
The Defense Department is reaching out to employers of National Guardsmen and Reservists with a major survey to find out how the past decade of war and the heavy use of Reserve-component forces has affected their civilian workplaces.
March 11, 2011 -
Fears that the leak of thousands of State Department memos to the website WikiLeaks would reverse progress on interagency sharing of national security information have not materialized, officials testified Thursday. Agencies have responded by recognizing the need to protect data rather than by hoarding it, they said.
March 11, 2011 -
Two U.S. C-130s have transported Egyptian refugees from Tunisia to Cairo, Defense Department officials said.
March 10, 2011 -
The Defense Department\'s efficiencies initiative isn\'t just about internal DoD processes, the Army\'s acquisition chief said Wednesday. The service wants its vendors to help find ways to reduce costs and take on risk in the process, he said.
March 10, 2011 -
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has agreed to a plan that will allow for one commander to be in charge of both National Guard and reserve forces when they are called up to respond to domestic emergencies.
March 09, 2011 -
OFSA conducted a survey to point out which departments and agencies were best using open source technologies.
March 08, 2011 -
The Naval Academy is including cybersecurity courses as part of its core curriculum.
March 08, 2011