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Pentagon reaches out to Chinese military

The Pentagon is opening talks with China to restart stalled military relations, Wall Street Journal reports.

Tags: DoD Report , Dorobek Insider , China , Taiwan , military , Wall Street Journal , Robert Gates

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Congress to grill DoD on spending proposals

Congress is getting ready to sink its teeth into the massive shifts in defense spending proposed by Defense Secretary Robert Gates.

Tags: DoD Report , Dorobek Insider , Robert Gates , defense spending , Congress

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Defense contractors go all-in for incumbents

In races in both the House and Senate, Democratic incumbents have found loyal supporters -- and big donors -- in defense contractors, Politico reports.

Tags: Dorobek Insider , Must Reads , defense contractors , contracting , Armed Services Committee ,

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Army expands online training efforts

The Army has been steadily increasing the amount of education and training it delivers online. Details from the Army's Phyllis Bailey

Tags: Federal Drive , DoD Report , Army , information assurance , online learning , contracting

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Best of In Depth - September 24

This "best-of" show highlights Federal News Countdown with PricewaterhouseCoopers' Kim Peretti and Government Executive's Tom Shoop; also, an interview with John Young, former undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics.

Tags: In Depth , John Young , Tom Shoop , Government Executive , Kim Peretti , PricewaterhouseCooper ,

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White House reviewing possible changes to cyber laws

Administration's working group also is looking at policies and regulations that need to be updated. DoD calls on Congressional support when the White House submits its package of legislative changes. Meanwhile, DHS has released a draft of the National Cyber Incident Response Plan.

Tags: Keith Alexander , Howard Schmidt , technology , management , cybersecurity , White House , DHS , FBI , National Cyber Incident Response Plan , House Armed Services Committee

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White House may unite agencies' efforts in cybersecurity

Who exactly is in charge of protecting the internet from a cyber attack? That's the question the White House and Congress are wrestling with.

Tags: Cybersecurity Update , Dorobek Insider , DHS , Command Center , Washington Post , technology

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Concern grows over Defense-to-State transition in Iraq

A congressionally chartered commission said the State Department does not have the training or expertise to take over security operation in Iraq when the military departs at the end of 2011.

Tags: Must Reads , Dorobek Insider , State , Iraq , Government Executive

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Workforce is DoD's biggest cyber challenge

The Defense Department and its services plan to hire a total of 1,000 cyber professionals each year over the next three years, Gen. Keith Alexander tells a House committee. Alexander said getting the right people in place to move the DoD Cyber Command into an operational stage is among his highest priorities. DoD and the services must look at how best to retain these professionals once they work for the military.

Tags: technology , management , Keith Alexander , Barry McCoullough , George Flynn , Navy , Marines , House Armed Services Committee , cybersecurity , workforce , Jason Miller

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DoD faces challenges in staffing cyber command

The Defense Department's cyber command will become fully operational on October 1. Federal News Radio's Jason Miller joined DorobekINSIDER with details about how General Alexander believes DoD can overcome the lack of qualified cyber employees.

Tags: DoD Report , Keith Alexander , cybersecurity , Cyber Command , Jason Miller , Dorobek Insider

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