National & World Headlines
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The new DoD secretary will need to concentrate on military spending cuts and withdrawing troops from the Middle East, according to Lawrence Korb, a former assistant secretary of defense under President Reagan.
June 24, 2011 -
Newscast stories heard on the June 21, 2011, edition of In Depth with Francis Rose.
June 21, 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 -
The Government Accountability Office says the Defense Department needs to step up its cybersecurity training.
June 21, 2011 -
Over the course of the base-plus-three-years contract, LMI will provide metrics and analysis of metrics for the Department of Defense (DoD) supply chain, shepherd policy and issuance actions, support DoD\'s Comprehensive Inventory Improvement Plan, and provide general consulting services.
June 21, 2011 -
The National Security Agency wants to be able to outfit military personnel with commercial smartphones and tablets -- but based on a NSA security design.
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 -
Newscast stories heard on the June 20, 2011, edition of In Depth with Francis Rose.
June 20, 2011 -
The House Appropriations Committee wants DoD to electronically find and track pharmaceutical information for troops at war.
June 20, 2011 -
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is leading the charge on making a virtual Internet to better protect the real Internet.
June 20, 2011 -
Soldiers working at the Pentagon will trade their combat camouflage for business-like uniforms.
June 20, 2011 -
Designing requirements for a big procurement at DoD involves three main elements: cost, schedule, and performance objectives. GAO\'s Mike Sullivan told Federal News Radio that DoD continues to struggle in those areas.
June 20, 2011 -
Fewer than seven months remain before the U.S. military is scheduled to leave Iraq, and the handoff from DoD to diplomats is in full swing. Federal News Radio\'s Francis Rose spoke with former Ambassador Ronald Neumann about the buildup of American soft power.
June 20, 2011 -
Virginia has been chosen as the home of the National Museum of the U.S. Army.
June 20, 2011 -