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Congress amps up Federal Acquisition Institute's horsepower
As part of the Defense Authorization bill, lawmakers approve the FAI Improvement Act. The provision reaffirms the organization's role to oversee and train the civilian acquisition workforce. It also gives OFPP more oversight over the funding and development of procurement education.
Tags: acquisition , acquisition workforce , Dan Gordon , Susan Collins , Gerry Connolly , Congress , Federal Acquisition Institute Improvement Act , Federal Acquisition Institute , Alan Chvotkin , Professional Services Council , Stan Livingstone , ASI Government , Senate Armed Service Committee , House Oversight and Government Reform Commitee , training , 2012 Defense Authorization bill , Jason Miller
Debt panel's demise sets up partisan wrangling
Tags: House , Senate , budget , supercommittee , Buck McKeon , Olympia Snow , Senate Finance Committee
DoD to create map of defense industry
The Pentagon said it needs a much clearer picture of the subcontractors beneath the top tier of prime vendors it works with every day. DoD is trying to create a comprehensive map of the entire defense industry so it can keep critical suppliers healthy during an expected period of industry consolidation.
Tags: DoD , industry , contracting , acquisition , defense industrial base , Congress , House , Bill Schuster , Brett Lambert , Jared Serbu
Military retirement costs are affordable, DoD says
Amid calls for military retirement reform, Pentagon officials say the system that's in place right now is not the main driver of the department's escalating personnel costs and is affordable . Their remarks Tuesday before a Congressional subcommittee run counter to a Defense Business Board report that suggested retirement costs may eventually crowd out warfighting capability.
Tags: DoD , Congress , House , pay and benefits , benefits , retirement , military retirement , Defense Business Board , Steve Stobridge , Jo Ann Rooney , Vee Penrod , Austin Scott , Jared Serbu
Lawmakers open to changes in military benefits
The government's promise of lifetime health care for the military's men and women is suddenly a little less sacrosanct as Congress looks to slash trillion-dollar-plus deficits.
Tags: Congress , House , Senate , supercommittee , TRICARE , Tom Coburn , Mark Warner , John McCain , Carl Levin , pay and benefits , Buck McKeon
How will DoD implement the CMO this time?
Experts differ on how the position should work
Tags: management , William Lynn , Ike Skelton , Janet St. Laurent , DoD , GAO , Booz Allen Hamilton , RAND , David Chu , Dov Zakheim , Chief management officer
Defense Department officials explain Quadrennial Defense Review
Every four years, the Department of Defense takes a look at where we are and where we're going. The result is the Quadrennial Defense Review.
Tags: management , Quadrennial Defense Review , Defense , DoD , Pentagon , Michele Flournoy , Congress
New security developments making US-China relationship more complex
The expanding Chinese military budget is causing some concern at agencies and on the Hill.
Tags: management , cybersecurity , Defense , DoD , homeland security , Defense Department , State Department
DoD tells Congress greening doesn't affect goals
Pentagon officials try to ease lawmakers' fears about whether renewable energy projects are affecting military functions. DoD has set up a task force to look at this issue, and wants to use advanced technology to help plan for projects.
Tags: mngt , Dorothy Robyn , Jerry Hansen , Debra Tune , Solomon Ortiz , Randy Forbes , DoD , Navy , Army , Air Force , green government , energy efficiency , Military readiness
Joint review holds future for NSPS
DoD, OPM to make recommendations this summer
Tags: P&B , Brad Bunn , Brenda Farrell , Darryl Perkinson , Rep. Solomon Ortiz , Rep. Randy Forbes , DoD , Navy , GAO , SSA , IRS , OPM , Federal Managers Association , NSPS , pay-for-performance , GS system
