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Petraeus resets Afghan airstrike rules

Industry wants changes in DoD contract reforms

Tags: Federal Drive , Defense Update , Defense

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Vote: Which agency has the best food/cafeteria?

See which agencies made the cut and vote for your favorite in our poll.

Tags: Best of the Federal Government , USDA , CIA , USCG , Pentagon , DoC , National Reconnaissance Office , food , cafeteria

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Industry wants changes in DoD contract reforms

Specifically, Industry is focusing on the transition of contracted work to federal employees, and restrictions on what criteria are used in contract awards.

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Senator hopes to bridge feds foreign language gap

A Senate panel probes the government's continued foreign language deficiencies. The Government Accountability Office finds limited progress across several agencies. DHS and DoD are taking steps to increase the number of employees with foreign language skills.

Tags: management , Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs , Daniel Akaka , Nancy Weaver , Jeff Neal , DHS , David Maurer , GAO , State Department , Max Cacas

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DFAS feds remain suspended without pay

A dozen Defense Department workers jobs are at risk, allegedly because of their bad credit ratings. AFGE Vice President, Arnold Scott, says DoD isn't playing fair.

Tags: pay and benefits , DFAS , firings , credit history , AFGE , Pentagon , Inside Government , Arnold Scott , Suzanne Kubota

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Op-ed: Pentagon takes an incomplete on report on Chinese military

Read more from the Washington Checkpoint blog.

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5 steps DoD can follow to save money

One analyst says he has some ideas when it comes to helping the Defense Department save money.

Tags: management , Winslow Wheeler , Straus Military Reform Project , Center for Defense Information , budget

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Alternate QDR: Boost equipment modernization, force size

Pentagon spending plans and cost-saving efforts would fall short of fielding the kind of modern combat arsenal likely needed to fight future foes.

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Human trafficking alleged in Iraq contracting

Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan learns of allegations that subcontractors are stooping to human trafficking to fill positions. We get details from Michael Thibault, co-chair of the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Tags: Federal Drive , contracting , Commission on Wartime Contracting , Mike Thibault , oversight , human trafficking , DCAA

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SIGIR: Defense can't account for $8.7 billion

A report by the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction shows that insufficient accounting procedures has left DoD unable to account for 96% of the funding it received from the Development Fund for Iraq.

Tags: Defense , Development Fund for Iraq , Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction , SIGIR , Treasury , Rachel Stevens

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