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Joint Chiefs welcome House fiscal 2013 budget proposal

The lower chamber's bill would significantly soften the blow against DoD and potentially eliminate current plans such as civilian furloughs because of the automatic budget cuts. The remainder of the government would remain under both sequestration and a full-year continuing resolution.

Tags: DoD , sequestration , Congress , continuing resolution , Ray Odierno , Mark Welsh , James Amos , Jared Serbu , House Appropriations Committee , House , Veterans Affairs

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Begin saving cash now, Air Force tells commanders

The Air Force orders commanders to start cutbacks in advance of the next budget emergency.

Tags: DoD , Air Force , Navy , Jamie Morin , Ray Mabus , budget , DoD budget , sequestration , continuing resolution , workforce , civilian workforce , Jared Serbu

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Marine survey lists concerns on women in combat

Tags: Marine Corps , DoD , women in combat , James Amos , AFCEA , U.S. Naval Institute , Navy

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Navy details two rounds of budget cutbacks for 2013

Round one is already in effect and includes a civilian hiring freeze, cancellation of conferences, cutbacks on training, and a reduction in IT spending for the Navy. Round two would involve unpaid civilian furloughs, operational reductions for deployed ships, and cuts to tuition assistance for sailors.

Tags: DoD , Navy , sequestration , continuing resolution , DoD budget , John Kirby , Jared Serbu , On DoD , budget

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Navy standardizes screening process for commanding officer candidates

The Navy is standardizing how it screens and qualifies commanding officer candidates. Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Jonathan Greenert has approved an instruction to create a written qualification program to be shared among all officer communities.

Tags: DoD , Navy , DoD Report , In Depth , Francis Rose

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Navy tries to stave off commanders' career-ending missteps

Twenty-two commanding officers were removed from their positions in 2011. The offenses of relieved commanders run the gamut, and they run across all of the Navy's mission areas. The Navy wants its incoming commanders to be wary of the "intoxicating" aspects of leadership.

Tags: DoD , Navy , 21st Century Sailor and Marine , management , sexual assault , Jared Serbu

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Mandatory breathalyzer tests coming to Navy, Marine Corps

The alcohol screening program is part of a sweeping realignment of personnel and readiness programs in the Department of the Navy.

Tags: DoD , Navy , USMC , Ray Mabus , workforce , Jared Serbu , alcohol , marijuana , 21st Century Sailor and Marine , readiness

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Gates picks new Navy operations chief

Retiring Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has recommended the president nominate Navy Adm. Jonathan Greenert as the next chief of naval operations (CNO).

Tags: Navy , DoD , people , Chief of Naval Operations , Ruben Gomez , DoD Report

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Navy begins routine cybersecurity inspections

The Navy is preparing to launch a new program of inspections to gauge its commands' cybersecurity measures.

Tags: DoD , technology , cybersecurity , Navy , AFCEA , Ned Deets , Jared Serbu , Cybersecurity Update

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Adm. Greenert: We'll cut programs that aren't working

Troubled weapons programs will fall victim to the budgetary ax as the service tries to spend its money more wisely.

Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , CSIS , DoD , Navy

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