Defense Department
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One industry analysts believes more can and should be done to bring down costs at the Pentagon
August 17, 2010 -
The Virginia Congressional delegation isn\'t happy about the way the Pentagon plans on reducing costs
August 17, 2010 -
DCMA and DCAA are at loggerheads over contracting procedures.
August 17, 2010 -
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he will step down next year. He had been expected to leave before the end of President Barack Obama\'s first term in 2012.
August 16, 2010 -
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Alan Balutis and Joanne Connelly count down the three most important Federal news stories of the week.
August 13, 2010 -
Of all the spending cuts and budget battles the Pentagon is confronting, none is causing more angst than Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates\'s vow to start getting rid of generals and admirals.
August 13, 2010 -
Could the $35 billion contract\'s fate be pushed back again?
August 13, 2010 -
Five days after proposing controversial cuts in Pentagon spending, much of official Washington still is reeling. Defense Secretary Gates called for $100 billion in spending reductions over the next five years. Some of the proposals to achieve those savings are finding mixed reaction among officials on Capitol Hill and in industry.
August 13, 2010 -
On Wednesday, Colonel Fehrenbach\'s lawyers filed papers in Idaho federal court requesting a temporary order blocking his discharge.
August 12, 2010 -
We get analysis from Lawrence Korb, former assistant secretary of defense.
August 11, 2010 -
SECDEF Gates announced Monday his plan to move $100 billion in spending from back-office functions to war fighter needs.
August 10, 2010 -
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is recommending the elimination of the U.S. Joint Forces Command. That command is one of DoD\'s ten combatant commands and recently believed to play a key role in transforming the U.S. military\'s capabilities. Headquartered in Norfolk, Va., the command oversees a force of more than 1.16 million men and women. The command is comprised of active and reserve personnel from each branch of the armed forces, civil servants and contract employees. The commander oversees the command\'s four major mission areas: Joint Concept Development and Experimentation, Joint Training, Joint Capabilities Development, and Joint Force Provider.
August 10, 2010 -
Virginia officials reacted with bipartisan dismay on Monday.
August 10, 2010 -
Movement Projection is a map-routing app for road navigation that allows Soldiers to input obstacles and threats -- in addition to stops, start and end points -- and calculates the best and fastest route. App writer and winner in Apps for Army, Luke Catania, tells us about it.
August 10, 2010