Ash Carter
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Defense Secretary Ash Carter says it’s time for an upgrade to the Goldwater-Nichols Act, but the Pentagon will need help from Congress.
April 12, 2016 -
Former DoD personnel lead Brad Carson said his ideas will prevail and more change is coming for personnel issues.
April 11, 2016 -
A memo obtained by Federal News Radio looks at what Pentagon leaders wanted and explicitly didn't want in reforming the Defense Department.
April 07, 2016 -
Despite calls that Carter’s Defense reforms aren’t exactly daring, experts said they are a move in the right direction.
April 06, 2016 -
Defense Secretary Ash Carter revealed a handful of reforms aimed at bringing the Defense Department into the 21st century.
April 05, 2016 -
As the Defense Department mulls over a bigger role for the Joint Staff, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said that role won't grow the size of the organization.
March 29, 2016 -
Federal News Radio speaks with the leader of DoD's New Beginnings program about the changes employees will see starting in April.
March 28, 2016 -
The Defense Department is looking at changing the roles of the combatant commands and Joint Chiefs of Staff .
March 18, 2016 -
While the government and industry are spending money on programs and firewalls, some experts say the real problem is in training the average user.
March 11, 2016 -
Lt. Gen. John Murray, deputy chief of staff for the U.S. Army, said the service is carefully weighing the recommendations made by the National Commission on the Future of the Army.
March 10, 2016 -
Marie Mak, director of acquisition and sourcing issues at the Government Accountability Office, appears on Pentagon Solutions.
March 07, 2016 -
DoD's top procurement official said the laws keeping government officials from moving to the private sector are too stringent.
March 02, 2016 -
Defense Secretary Ash Carter punched back at Congress after some lawmakers doubted the necessity of the Force of the Future initiative.
February 29, 2016 -
Defense companies are expected to increase hiring for the first time in five years, but that could create problems for the Defense Department's recruiting initiatives.
February 16, 2016 -
The Defense budget prioritized research and development and cyber, but that doesn't mean the third offset strategy is getting a lot of money in 2017.
February 05, 2016