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Lynn praises DoD workers' charitable giving
DoD employees gave more than $17 million to the Combined Federal Campaign in 2010, Deputy Defense Secretary Bill Lynn said Monday.
Tags: DoD , Combined Federal Campaign , William Lynn ,
VA automation speeds up GI Bill claims
The Department of Veterans Affairs said Monday that a new automated system has cut the backlog of education benefit claims under the new Post-9/11 GI bill and sped up the process of delivering payments to students. VA is using an agile technology development approach to make changes easier and faster.
Tags: technology , management , VA , Veterans Benefits Administration , Roger Baker , Michael Walcoff , GI Bill , agile IT ,
Senators want IG probe of tanker data mixup
Seven senators have requested an independent investigation by the Defense Department's inspector general into the accidental disclosure of technical data to rival bidders Boeing and EADS in the Air Force's refueling tanker competition.
Tags: DoD , contracting , Congress , Air Force , Boeing , EADS , Wendy Masiello , Maria Cantwell , Jerry Moran , Pat Roberts , Lindsay Graham , Charles Schumer , refueling tanker , Procurement Integrity Act , Senate Armed Services Committee ,
Army weeks away from enterprise e-mail rollout
The Army is nearly finished with the testing phase of its new DISA-hosted enterprise e-mail service and plans to begin migrating users into the cloud in mid-February.
Tags: DoD , technology , cloud computing , enterprise , e-mail , Army , DISA , Mike Krieger , Rhett Hernandez ,
Air Force explains information mixup on KC-X contract
Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , Senate Armed Services Committee , KC-X , DoD , contracting
Air Force ‘impressed' with EADS, Boeing in tanker mixup
The general overseeing the Air Force's investigation into a November incident that sent competitors' data to rival bidders said Thursday that she was pleased with the companies' handling of the situation. The Pentagon remains convinced that the accidental disclosure will not affect the outcome of the $35 billion acquisition.
Tags: DoD , contracting , Congress , Air Force , Boeing , EADS , Wendy Masiello , Claire McCaskill , John McCain ,
Navy, RAND at odds over the value of alternative fuel
A study released Tuesday by the RAND Corporation finds that DoD's programs for developing renewable fuels will provide no military advantage. It also questions whether the Defense Department should be conducting the research at all.
Tags: DoD , Navy , alternative energy , RAND Corporation , James Bartis , Tom Hicks , sustainability ,
16 agencies sign on to help military families
Caring for the families of military personnel requires a coordinated approach across the federal government, President Obama said Monday. He said agencies have made 50 separate commitments to coordinate programs designed to assist the loved ones of servicemembers.
Tags: DoD , management , Barack Obama , Michelle Obama , Jill Biden , White House , HHS , VA , Labor , SBA , Commerce , military benefits , Nicole Alcorn , Sue Hoppin , Todd Bowers , Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America , National Military Spouse Network , DoD Report , Pentagon , Federal Drive
DoD hoping for shorter GAO High Risk List
The Defense Department's leader of business process reform said Friday that she's hopeful the Government Accountability Office will remove one of DoD's high risk areas from its biennial list of government trouble spots. GAO is expected to issue the list within the next several weeks.
Tags: DoD , management , best practices , Elizabeth McGrath , AFCEA , GAO , High Risk list , security clearances ,
HASC to examine DoD efficiency push
The House Armed Services Committee held its first meeting of the 112th Congress on Thursday, approving new rules, an oversight plan, and announcing the leaders and members of subcommittees. Committee Chairman Buck McKeon said the panel will hold its first oversight hearing next week.
Tags: Congress , DoD , House Armed Services Committee , Buck McKeon , Adam Smith , Robert Gates , DoD budget ,
