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  • Future Army Commission report misses mark, experts say

    Defense analysts think the National Commission on the Future of the Army could have been bolder in its recommendations.

    Defense
    January 29, 2016
  • Dan Goure: Six steps to securing the Pentagon’s networks

    The Defense Department needs a 21st century security network that can handle a growing number of sophisticated threats. The Pentagon has already put a lot of work and resources into the Host-Based Security System. It's part of DoD's first coordinated departmentwide security system. Dan Goure is vice president of the Lexington Institute. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose about a six-step strategy the Pentagon should pursue to build off the system it already has.

    All News
    August 31, 2015
  • Dan Goure, Vice President, Lexington Institute

    Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says his new Defense Innovation Initiative will find creative ways for America's military to stay the best in the world. Dan Goure is vice president of the Lexington Institute. On In Depth with Francis Rose, he said Secretary Hagel, and whoever winds up replacing him, are wise to remember the story of King Canute and the waves when it comes to innovation at the Pentagon.

    All News
    November 26, 2014
  • Defense bill nudges toward outsourcing

    Several outsourcing-friendly provisions made their way into the Defense authorization bill approved by the House of Representatives last week. The bill would lift a moratorium on public-private competitions via the A-76 process in DoD, and expresses the sense of Congress that DoD should insource only those jobs which are inherently governmental.

    Defense
    May 30, 2011
  • 5 ways to improve Pentagon acquisition

    Loren Thompson, CEO of the non-profit Lexington Institute, says this year was a disaster for DoD acquisition and offers five ways for the agency to improve.

    Budget
    January 04, 2011
  • DoD transfers billions in equipment from Iraq

    The Defense Department is starting plans to transfer or dispose of $3 billion dollars worth of in-theater property and equipment. Dan Goure is a military analyst with the Lexington Institute.

    Federal Drive
    July 27, 2009
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