Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen said it’s all but a foregone conclusion the U.S. military is in for a period of significant restructuring and scaleback. Speaking at
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The White House has threatened to veto defense authorizations for fiscal year 2012 because of a provision providing support for the alternate engine of the Joint Strike Fighter, which the administration and
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Fresh off a proposed White House cybersecurity plan that would give Department of Homeland officials authority over federal civilian networks, DHS announced it will ramp up its cyber workforce, according to a
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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen will deliver a lecture today at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, kicking off a series of lectures on civil discourse
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Soon-to-retire Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, in public remarks recently, has been delivering the sobering message of budget efficiencies in the Defense Department. But there’s one area that bucks Gates’ public pronouncements:
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Defense Department acquisition chief Ashton Carter has met with some of the largest defense contractors — Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Boeing — to discuss plans for a new generation of nuclear
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Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it. That seems to be the message of a new white paper from the Intelligence and National Security Alliance, a professional association for intelligence
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DoD Comptroller Robert Hale, Photo: defense.gov Defense News takes a hard look at why efforts to audit the Defense Department are so difficult. As reported last week, the Pentagon has a deadline
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In efforts to wring an additional $400 billion in cost-savings over 12 years out of the Defense Department, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said budget cutters should avoid the “managerial cowardice†of
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The Intelligence and National Security Alliance is partnering with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to showcase innovative ideas in intelligence. INSA has issued a call for abstracts on a
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