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From left, right and center, analysts beg DoD to tackle overhead costs
In an open letter to congressional leaders and to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, a broad array of military scholars argue the cost of running the Pentagon bureaucracy soon will crowd out the spending necessary to fight and win wars.
Tags: DoD , budget , military compensation , BRAC , workforce , Jared Serbu , Larry Korb , Gordon Adams , Center for American Progress , Center for Strategic and International Studies , Todd Harrison , Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments , Stimson Center , David Berteau , Mackenzie Eaglen , American Enterprise Institute
Congress revises DoD's sequestration starting point
When lawmakers and the White House kicked sequestration two months down the road, they also made changes to how the cuts would be calculated. The Pentagon estimates the impact on the Defense budget would be gentler than before.
Tags: budget , DoD , George Little , Robert Hale , sequestration , Jared Serbu
Sequestration effects becoming clear for DoD
DoD's operations and maintenance accounts will likely be hit first if sequestration goes into effect. Unlike its procurement and research and development activities, which can continue to function on funds obligated in prior years, O&M dollars generally get spent right away. In preparation for sequestration, the Pentagon has already let go of tens of thousands of temporary hires and is drawing up a contingency plan for one-day-a-week furloughs. Deputy Secretary Ashton Carter says the unpaid furloughs would begin in April and continue through the remainder of the fiscal year if sequestration is not avoided.
Tags: DoD , sequestration , Army , Navy , CSIS , DoD budget , Gordon Adams , Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments , Stimson Center , David Berteau , Todd Harrison , Jared Serbu
Who will stay and who will go in Obama's second term?
President Barack Obama is gearing up for a second term in office, but some members of his Cabinet are on their way out, experts tell Federal News Radio. The legwork for these top- tier changes and others is already in motion behind-the-scenes.
Tags: Election 2012 , Barack Obama , Mitt Romney , Cabinet , Robert Hess , Martha Joynt Kumar , Towson University , Jolie Lee , State , DoD , DHS , OMB , Justice , Treasury
Open, transparent government efforts merit more progress needed
Darrell West, vice president and director of Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution joins Federal News Radio as part of the special report, The Obama Impact: Evaluating the Last Four Years.
Tags: Darrell West , open government , Open Government Directive , Obama Impact , In Depth , Francis Rose
Pentagon Solutions: DoD strategy, Air-Sea Battle and sequestration
Michael O'Hanlon, a senior fellow in foreign policy at the Brookings Institution, discussed the Obama administration's revised defense strategy, which indicated a shift toward the Asia Pacific region and the Air-Sea Battle concept of overseas military operations.
Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , Pentagon Solutions , sequestration , Air-Sea Battle , DoD strategy
Senators press DoD to reveal more details on sequestration
Legislation requiring Defense Department to disclose budget-cutting contingency plans would be attached to 'every bill that walks'
Tags: DoD , DoD budget , Congress , sequestration , Kelly Ayotte , Steven Bucci , Heritage Foundation , Ashton Carter , American Enterprise Institute , John McCain , Lindsey Graham , Jared Serbu , Michael O
In Depth - May 7
On the In Depth show blog, you can listen to the interviews, find more information about the guests on the show each day and links to additional resources.
Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , Roger Waldron , mythbusting , John Villasenor , cybersecurity , Coalition for Government Procurement
On the show today - April 27
On the In Depth show blog, you can listen to the interviews, find more information about the guests on the show each day and links to additional resources.
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On the show today - April 6
On the In Depth show blog, you can listen to the interviews, find more information about the guests on the show each day and links to additional resources.
Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , Fergus Hanson , Lowry Institute , Tammy Flanagan , NITP , Patti Titus , Symantec , retirement , data breach , Rick Kiernan , GSA , Jeff Denham
