A recent study found the Defense Department does not have enough authority to offer its personnel with bonuses or incentives for service in combat zones, GovExec reports. The White House commissioned the
MoreSenate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich.) is optimistic that there will be no automatic budget cuts in January, Defense News reports. According to Rick Maze, Levin said that between 80
MoreDefense Secretary Leon Panetta recently asked a Senate panel to support the Pentagon’s budget request for fiscal year 2013, the American Forces Press Service reports. Panetta told the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on
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Less than a month after the announcement of a new joint cyber center, a new Defense Department plan is in the works to establish those centers at each geographic command by June,
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A million jobs across government and industry are on the line because of impending defense budget cuts under sequestration, a top House lawmaker recently said. In a column for Investors.com, Rep. Buck
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Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is in New Delhi, India for a two-day visit to discuss the country’s role in transferring technology and co-producing military equipment, reports Marcus Weisgerber for Defense News. Panetta
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The Air Force has consolidated its personnel, services and manpower public affairs offices in San Antonio as part of a branch-wide operational capability enhancement program, Paige Hughes reports for the Air Force’s
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The Government Accountability Office released a report concluding that the Defense Department uses a high-risk method to manage its business information technology systems, David Perera reports for FierceGovernment IT. According to the
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Defense Secretary Leon Panetta spoke at a conference June 2 about how the U.S. and China can work together to solve mutual cyber and military issues, Defense News reports. At the Shangri-La
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