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Proposed Pentagon cuts make strange bedfellows

Five days after proposing controversial cuts in Pentagon spending, much of official Washington still is reeling. Defense Secretary Gates called for $100 billion in spending reductions over the next five years. Some of the proposals to achieve those savings are finding mixed reaction among officials on Capitol Hill and in industry.

Tags: management , DoD , Robert Gates , Roscoe Bartlett , J. Randy Forbes , Bob McDonnell , Gerry Connolly , Jeff Sorenson , Army , SRA , budget cuts , INPUT , Max Cacas

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Army sends in tech squad to fix cemetery

CIO's office detailed experts to assess the problems, and formulate a plan to improve how Arlington National Cemetery manages and tracks veterans' records. Lt. Gen. Sorenson says the first thing is to ensure the data is correct. He says the end result could include an online capability to find out where loved ones are buried.

Tags: technology , Jeff Sorenson , John Schrader , Kathryn Condon , Army , Army National Cemeteries Program , Arlington National Cementery , Bobbie Kilberg , SRA , NVTC , INPUT , data management , enterprise e-mail , data center consolidation , cloud computing , BRAC , Jason Miller

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