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