House lawmakers will begin to consider the 2013 defense authorization bill this week, including a provision in regard to federal contracting in Afghanistan, the Washington Business Journal reports. According to writer Jill
MoreThe Senate Armed Services Committee voted Tuesday to approve the nomination of Frank Kendall III as defense undersecretary for acquisition, technology and logistics, Military Times reports. Kendall has served in this capacity
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The Defense Department would receive $5.3 billion more to acquire more aircraft, ships, vehicles and weapons in 2013 if a House subcommittee’s ideas make way in Congress, according to a committee report
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Marine Corps Gen. John Allen is expected to leave his current post as top commander in Afghanistan and take over as head of U.S. European Command early next year, the Washington Post
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As many as 8,000 companies could participate in a cyber information sharing program with the departments of Defense and Homeland Security, the Pentagon’s deputy chief information officer said in a recent teleconference,
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The departments of Defense and Homeland Security are expanding a voluntary program for sharing cybersecurity information with the defense industrial base, the Pentagon announced Friday. In April, Defense Department Chief Information Officer
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Gen. Mark Welsh has been nominated to serve as the Air Force‘s next chief of staff, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced in a release Thursday. If confirmed, Welsh would succeed Gen. Norton
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By a largely party-line vote, the House passed a bill to replace defense cuts required under sequestration with cuts to social programs, The Hill newspaper’s Erik Wasson reports. In the 218-199 vote,
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