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Hosted by Francis Rose, Pentagon Solutions is a deep-dive conversation series that calls on defense experts both inside and outside of DoD to share ideas to solve the big challenges the defense community faces.

Pentagon Solutions: Army's Katherine Hammack

Katherine Hammack is the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy & Environment.

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New oversight positions key to wartime contracting reform

Two of the eight members of the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan join In Depth to explain the recommendations in the commission's final report.

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Pentagon Solutions: Gansler on the shrinking DoD budget

Jacques Gansler is the former undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics.

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Pentagon Solutions: Army aims for net zero energy

Katherine Hammack is the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations & Environment in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army.

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Jumper: Breaking "titanium stovepipes" key to DoD success

Former Air Force Chief of Staff on solving the "people" challenges at the DoD.

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Advice for navigating "The Pentagon Labyrinth"

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Pentagon shouldn't go penny-wise, pound-foolish

For many years, the Pentagon budget has been off-limits, but some Congressional decision-makers are saying things like "everything should be on the table."

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Brookings scholars on potential cuts to Pentagon budget

A ten percent DoD budget cut can be done, says Brookings Senior Fellow Michael O'Hanlon.

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DoD experts: civilian agencies critical to national security

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Understanding culture inside Pentagon key to DoD success

Appointees, military, and career civilians interact inside Pentagon, but all have different worldviews, goals, and methods of meeting the mission.

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Zakheim: better acquisition workforce requires more money

To save money in contracting, DoD will have to spend money to build the acquisition workforce, former DoD Comptroller Dov Zakheim said.

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DoD reforms parallel Gansler Commission findings

Changes in the Pentagon's contracting process are taken from Jacques Gansler's 2007 report commissioned by Army Secretary Pete Geren.

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First-ever DoD Energy Security Forum highlights green strategies

Leaders from the military services and the White House discussed how the Department of Defense can turn energy use from a strategic and operational challenge to a key strength for the warfighter.

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Lynn: DoD cybersecurity strategy evolving

Deputy Defense Secretary says information technology, and the world's reliance on it, has redefined the front lines of national security.

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Young: Multiyear contracts at DoD can save money

John Young, former Undersecretary of Defense, argues for the need to use more multi-year procurement contracts at DoD.

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Are recent cuts to DoD programs just the beginning?

In Depth's new series, Pentagon Solutions, takes a look at why Secretary Robert Gates is calling for the cuts of certain programs, and whether or not there might be more to come.

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