Security, personnel systems top DoD and intel concerns in 2015
Federal News Radio counts down our 10 most-read Defense and Intelligence Community stories from 2015.
10. Carter scolds Navy Secretary over spending priorities
An internal struggle over the allocation of resources within the Defense Department came to a head last week as Defense Secretary Ash Carter ordered the Department of the Navy to invest in more capability-oriented programs for fiscal 2017.
In the strongly worded letter, Carter stated the Navy’s 2017 budget fails to fall in line with DoD policy, despite discussion and guidance from the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
The letter publicly exposes the difference in warfare ideologies between the Defense secretary and Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, as Carter continues to invest heavily in maintaining technological superiority over U.S. adversaries. Read more.
Although the Defense budget drove much of the conversation at the end of 2016, the Pentagon and Intelligence Community focused on updating personnel systems and the security clearance process through much of the year. Here are the top 10 DoD and intelligence stories our readers cared most about in 2015.
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