Arnold Punaro

Office of the Secretary of Defen/Lisa Ferdinando

Defense Management Institute looks to centralize unwieldy DoD management

After a years of trying different ways to centralize Pentagon management, DoD kicks off Defense Management Institute.

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WikipediaArnold Punaro

The military has a hard time doing its job when Congress doesn’t do its job

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Why DoD’s fighting force is ‘ever shrinking’ despite robust budgets

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Why the fighting force is ‘ever shrinking’ despite robust Defense budgets

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FILE - This March 27, 2008 file photo shows the Pentagon in Washington. The Pentagon has endorsed a new slate of initiatives to expand diversity within the ranks and reduce prejudice, including in recruiting, retention and professional development across the force. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Pentagon moves quickly to redistribute duties of now-abolished chief management officer

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Senate Defense bill would eliminate DoD’s chief management officer

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$40,000 DoD VSIP pay may be here to stay

The House Armed Services Committee wants to expand the $40,000 Voluntary Separation Incentive Pay for DoD civilians to 2021.

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Congress finds family life at the root of military personnel issues

The Senate Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee is preparing its provisions for the 2018 defense authorization bill and this week it heard from some former…

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Defense Secretary James Mattis

It’s uncertain who will be on the DoD chopping block with new government reforms

DoD and Congress have been working on trimming the civilian workforce for years. Will the new OMB memo do anything different?

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