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Each service will have a board to approve technology buys. The Department of the Navy CIO established the level for sign-off at $1 million, but the Navy and Marine Corps set their thresholds much lower. The goal is to gain more control than ever over IT purchases in order to reduce the technology budget by 25 percent over the next five years.
August 24, 2011 -
Subhead: The Defense Department said preparing for an agencywide financial audit by 2017 is a good way to make sure every dollar counts in this budget climate. It is putting resources into training administrators and trying to improve its technology systems.
August 24, 2011 -
Janet St. Laurent is the managing director for defense capabilities and management at the General Accountability Office and a Sammies finalist.
August 23, 2011 -
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said any changes to military retirements won\'t affect current service members. The Pentagon is considering proposals made by the Defense Business Board last month that would replace the current system with a 401-K-style plan.
August 23, 2011 -
The Navy and Marines want the private sector to help them come up with replacements for petroleum based fuels as part of the departments\' efforts at reducing their reliance on foreign sources of energy.
August 23, 2011 -
On today\'s Federal Drive: Congress will vote on a balanced budget amendment possibly next month, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said changes to military retirement won\'t affect current service members and some agencies are pushing back against the big cloud push.
August 23, 2011 -
Trying to change the culture-driven patterns of IT spending in the military services by issuing edicts would not work, and should not work, the Pentagon\'s chief information officer said. She said she sees her role as making sure the services have what they need, and that their IT efforts benefit DoD as an enterprise.
August 22, 2011 -
When children go back to school at Defense Department schools — such as those on military bases —, they\'ll find a new technology-based curriculum.
August 22, 2011 -
On today\'s Federal Drive: a new framework for the Senior Executive Service, the Pentagon\'s inspector general investigates the department\'s personnel chief over allegations of mismanagement and abuse of power, and a proposed OPM rule would allow federal employees to run for local office.
August 22, 2011 -
The group hacked the private emails of Richard Garcia, the senior vice president at defense contractor Vanguard.
August 19, 2011 -
Katherine Hammack, assistant secretary of the Army for installations, energy and environment, discusses the efforts to green the military.
August 19, 2011 -
The Department of Navy is moving in a different direction for the follow-on to the NMCI contract. Officials said they are unsure how many contract awards they will make.
August 19, 2011 -
The Army awarded General Dynamics and BAE Systems contracts for the technology development phase of the Ground Combat Vehicle contract.
August 19, 2011 -
Ernest McDuffie, who oversees NIST\'s National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education program, joined the Federal Drive to discuss the initiative and the next steps for the program.
August 19, 2011 -
On today\'s Federal Drive: OMB\'s budget guidance calls for cuts to agency spending, the SEC is hit by allegations of destroying documents and the USPS begins negotiating with two postal unions.
August 19, 2011