Senate Armed Services Committee

• DoD wants new public-private partnerships to get its satellites into space

  DoD says it wants public-private partnerships to form the basis of future space launches. But current congressional mandates are narrowly focused on breaking the decades-old habit of using Russian rocket engines.

  Defense

  January 28, 2016
• IG says DoD hindered investigation into controversial Afghanistan rebuilding program

  The Pentagon and the IG charged with Afghanistan reconstruction oversight sparred Wednesday over alleged obstructions to the IG's probe into a controversial reconstruction program.

  Defense

  January 21, 2016
• Dunford plans to trim Joint Staff workforce after New Year

  Gen. Joseph Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says he plans to begin divesting the Joint Staff of some of its current responsibilities after the start of the new year.

  Defense

  December 24, 2015
• Clock ticking on DoD nominees to improve management, restore readiness

  Military undersecretaries have limited time to work as their branches' chief management officers before the next administration takes charge.

  Defense

  December 22, 2015
• Carter scolds Navy Secretary over spending priorities

  Defense Secretary Ash Carter told the Navy to cut back on capacity and invest more in capability in a letter last week.

  Defense

  December 21, 2015
• Adm. Rogers offers sneak peek on NSA reorganization

  The National Security Agency is preparing for an organizational change that will prepare future leaders for global threats.

  Defense

  December 16, 2015
• Sen. McCain breaks DoD nominee boycott

  The Senate Armed Services Committee is holding hearings on less prominent Defense officials after a long stalemate over a congressional rule change.

  Defense

  December 10, 2015
• Pentagon likely to request reforms to two major personnel laws

  Based on the work of two study groups, the Pentagon is likely to ask Congress to revise two key statutes underlying its personnel management system for military officers: the Goldwater-Nichols Act and the Defense Officer Personnel Management Act.

  Defense

  December 10, 2015
• No ‘one-size-fits-all’ solution to military personnel reform

  Defense experts urge the Senate Armed Services Committee to consider adding more flexibility to current promotional structures for military and civilian personnel. The Defense Officer Personnel Management Act, which Congress passed in 1980, is too outdated, they said.

  Defense

  December 03, 2015
• Defense experts school Congress on waste

  The Defense Department is spending more money and getting less out of it, defense analysts told Congress.

  Defense

  November 23, 2015
• 30 years after Goldwater-Nichols, Senate eyes another DoD reorganization

  Nearly 30 years after Congress passed the largest reform in Defense Department’s history via the Goldwater-Nichols Act, the Senate on Tuesday reopened the topic of Pentagon organization in what may turn into another multi-year process of study and legislating over how the world's largest military force is managed.

  Defense

  November 11, 2015
• Robert Gates: Pentagon’s acquisition office has accumulated too much power

  Testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee, former Defense Secretary Robert Gates acknowledged the rationale for reforms which centralized big decisions within the DoD acquisition system.

  Defense

  October 22, 2015
• McCain says it’s time for wholesale reexamination of Goldwater-Nichols Act

  The annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Congress sent to President Barack Obama on Tuesday contains nearly 100 separate provisions intended to reform the Defense Department's acquisition system. But that’s just the start, say Capitol Hill’s top two Defense legislators.

  Defense

  October 20, 2015
• Scott Maucione: Congress concerned over DoD’s lack of cyber planning

  The Senate Armed Services Committee called on the Defense Department to create a cyber defense policy. Members said they were concerned about a lack of definitive plans in case of a major cyber attack against the United States. All of this happened as the U.S. and China signed an agreement to stop cyber theft. Federal News Radio reporter Scott Maucione tells In Depth with Francis Rose more about Congress' concerns.

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  October 02, 2015