Defense Department
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Gen. Ray Odierno, the current commander of Joint Forces Command, said the organization will likely cease to exist within the next year. He will finish an implementation plan to shut the command down and transfer its remaining functions within the next 45 days.
January 17, 2011 -
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January 17, 2011 -
Obama administration is going to shut down problematic \"virtual fence\" designed to guard parts of the U.S. border with Mexico. The project, being run by Boeing Co involving video cameras, radar, sensors and other technologies was supposed to catch smugglers trying to cross the porous border. Bennie Thompson, the senior Democrat on the House Homeland Security Committee said, \"The SBInet program has been a grave and expensive disappointment since its inception.\"
January 17, 2011 -
The Ivory coast is in serious turmoil. Forces loyal to Laurent Gbagbo began attacking and burning U.N. vehicles in yesterday as tensions rise between Gbagbo and those who say he lost the election to Alassane Ouattra. The United Nations says Ouattara won the vote, but Gbagbo, who came to power in 2000, has rejected the U.N.-certified tally. There are reports of atrocities. A U.N. human rights officials says there are reports of mass graves around the capital of Abidjan.
January 17, 2011 -
The U.S military is playing a significant role in the treatment of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. Dr. James Eklund, a retired Army Colonel who served in Iraq, one the most experienced with penetrating trauma in the U.S. Col. Geoffrey Ling, currently on active duty and acting chair of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, were sent the Tucson to help out. They have developed extraordinary expertise in treating some the most difficult and delicate trauma cases.
January 17, 2011 -
The Navy\'s top IT official ordered the entire service not to spend any money for new or upgraded servers and data centers. This comes as the service prepares to release its enterprise data center consolidation strategy in March.
January 14, 2011 -
The Naval Academy\'s Andrew Phillips explains the shift in the 166-year-old institution\'s curriculum.
January 14, 2011 -
This piece from Wired’s Danger Room blog piqued my interest on how the military is using alternative energy sources, and the logistics and acquisition challenges involved in getting those sources deployed: Helmand Province in Afghanistan…
January 14, 2011 -
Monday is the anniversary of President Dwight Eisenhower\'s \"military-industrial complex\" speech.
January 13, 2011 -
The Navy will eliminate 200 captains and commanders, citing high retention and low attrition rates.
January 13, 2011 -
Give 1,716 PlayStations to a bunch of engineers and what do you get? At the Air Force Lab in Rome, New York, you get a supercomputer. The Sony PlayStation 3 has a unique processor that…
January 13, 2011 -
GAO\'s Jack Edwards gives highlights of the report on defense
January 13, 2011 -
The Associated Press reports that DoD has not given full disclosure to its cyber warfare.
January 13, 2011 -
IT consolidation and efficiency efforts within the Air Force are part of the service\'s contribution to Defense Secretary Robert Gates\' efficiency initiative, Air Force Secretary Mike Donley said Wednesday. He expects to shave more than $1 billion from the service\'s IT expenses.
January 12, 2011 -
Defense Secretary Robert Gates said last week that he wants to increase health insurance premiums for working-age military retirees by a \"modest\" amount to take pressure off of DoD\'s ballooning health care budget. Groups that represent retirees say Gates\' past proposals for TRICARE hikes have been anything but modest.
January 12, 2011