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Column: Cyber dominance meaningless without skilled workforce
Rep. Jim Langevin (D-R.I.), co-founder of the bipartisan Congressional Cybersecurity Caucus, says the U.S. is falling short when it comes to a skilled cyber workforce capable of operating at the highest levels of its field. His column is part of Federal News Radio's special report, Cybersecurity Rising.
Tags: Jim Langevin , Rhode Island , cybersecurity , House , Commission on Cybersecurity for the 44th President , Cybersecurity Rising , workforce , Congressional Cybersecurity Caucus ,
From the Pentagon, a plea for budget normalcy
DoD's top financial manager says the Pentagon is pressing forward to meet Congressional edicts for auditable financial statements. But constant federal budget emergencies are sapping huge amounts of energy from the financial workforce tasked with preparing for audit.
Tags: DoD , financial management , audit readiness , Robert Hale , Elizabeth McGrath , Congress , Air Force , Navy , Gladys Commons , Marilyn Thomas , DEAMS , ERP , budget , Jared Serbu , DoD Report , Federal Drive
OMB, DoD remain mum on sequestration's impact on specific programs
Agencies should not change their spending plans for this year or next, but need to start assessing which programs would be impacted by automatic sequestration cuts if Congress doesn't cancel them, OMB acting Director Jeff Zients told Congress Wednesday.
Tags: Congress , OMB , budget , sequestration , Jeffrey Zients , Ashton Carter , Buck McKeon , Budget Control Act , Jared Serbu , DoD
Amendment aims to speed up ship building plan
The Armed Services committee Seapower chairman is tired of waiting for the Navy's ship building plan to come in.
Tags: Todd Akin , DoD , Navy , DoD Report , Federal Drive , House
New legislation seeks to prevent hazing in military
Congressmen introduce the Harry Lew Military Hazing Accountability and Prevention Act of 2012, a bill aimed at preventing hazing in the military services.
Tags: Elijah Cummings , Ben Cardin , Judy Chu , Mike Honda , Harry Lew , DoD , hazing , House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform , House , Congress , Michael OConnell
House to add small business flavor to DoD authorization bill
The committee will focus on making it easier for small firms to do business with the Pentagon. The military missed three of five small business goals in 2010. The Panel on Business Challenges in the Defense Industry made several recommendations to improve the success of small firms that want to do business with DoD.
Tags: acquisition , contracting , DoD , Bill Shuster , Small business contracting , Defense Authorization Bill , Jason Miller , Federal Drive
GOP weighs changes to indefinite detention law
Tags: Congress , Barack Obama , House , counterterrorism
Lawmakers push bill on handling terrorist suspects
Rep. Adam Smith of Washington state and Sen. Mark Udall of Colorado introduced legislation that would repeal provisions of the defense bill that President Barack Obama signed into law Dec. 31.
Tags: Barack Obama , DoD , Defense Authorization Act , al-Qaida , FBI , Adam Smith , Mark Udall , counterterrorism ,
DoD's audit goals achievable, Congressional inquiry finds
A special House panel finds DoD's audit plan is credible, but successful implementation will depend on commitment of Defense components and future leaders.
Tags: DoD , Congress , management , financial management , auditability , CFO , CFO Act , Robert Hale , Mike Conaway , Adam Smith , financial improvement and readiness plan , statement of budgetary resources , Senior Executives Service , workforce , budget , Jared Serbu , DoD Report
Defense hawks insist on sparing military from cuts
Tags: DoD , Mitch McConnell , Leon Panetta , John McCain , Howard McKeon , Harry Reid , budget , supercommittee , John Boehner , G. William Hoagland
