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Senate votes to expand Joint Chiefs of Staff
The Senate approved an amendment to the sweeping defense bill by voice vote Monday night despite opposition of the current chairman and service chiefs.
Tags: DoD , National Guard , Senate , Patrick Leahy , Lindsey Graham
Friday morning federal headlines - Nov. 11, 2011
The Morning Federal Newscast is a daily compilation of the stories you hear Federal Drive hosts Tom Temin and Amy Morris discuss throughout the show each day. The Newscast is designed to give FederalNewsRadio.com users more information about the stories you hear on the air.
Tags: DoD , Federal Drive , IRS , GAO
Analysis: National Guard has 'earned seat' at Joint Chiefs of Staff table
Retired Maj. Gen. Gus Hargett, the former adjutant general for the Tennessee National Guard, who now serves as the president of the National Guard Association of the United States joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Amy Morris to discuss why the National Guard should be included in the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The Senate is set to take up the issue this week.
Tags: Congress , Senate , National Guard , Martin Dempsey , Federal Drive , Gus Hargett , NGAUS
Dempsey advises against adding National Guard to Joint Chiefs
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Martin Dempsey said he will recommend to Congress that the chief of the National Guard bureau not become a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He announced the decision ahead of expected Congressional testimony later this week so service members would hear it from him first, before hearing it on the news.
Tags: Martin Dempsey , DoD , DoD Report , Federal Drive , Tom Temin , Amy Morris , National Guard
Crowdsourcing helps rebuild Health.mil
The Military Health System has launched a new Health.mil website that provides a single point of entry to military health news, information and resources.
Tags: technology , health.mil , Defense , Army , Navy , Marine Corps , Air Force , Coast Guard , TRICARE , eBenefits , Kristi Beck
Dempsey begins work as chairman of the Joint Chiefs behind desk rife with history
Army Gen. Martin Dempsey's first day on the job was Monday, and he settled in behind a desk also used by Army Gen. Douglas MacArthur in the Philippines during World War II.
Tags: DoD , DoD Report , Federal Drive , Tom Temin , Amy Morris , Martin Dempsey ,
Cybersecurity policy can't exist in vacuum
General James Cartwright said the recent DoD cybersecurity strategy is an important first step in making sure cybersecurity policy is integrated across both the Pentagon and government.
Tags: cybersecurity , DoD , James Cartwright ,
Analysis: What should be Panetta's top concerns at DoD?
The new DoD secretary will need to concentrate on military spending cuts and withdrawing troops from the Middle East, according to Lawrence Korb, a former assistant secretary of defense under President Reagan.
Tags: Leon Panetta , DoD , Afghanistan , budget , troops , Robert Gates , Martin Dempsey , management , people , Jory Heckman , In Depth , Francis Rose
Joint Chiefs wants new arms reduction treaty
Tags: Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty , arms reduction , Mike Mullen , Stanford University , Federal Drive
Why the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs tweets
The Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has fully embraced Web 2.0 and social media. U.S. Navy Capt. John Kirby, the Chairman's Special Assistant for Public Affairs, explains why.
Tags: technology , Mike Mullen , John Kirby , twitter , Facebook , Web 2.0 , Gov 2.0 , social media , Dorothy Ramienski , DorobekInsider
