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Sequestration already biting Navy, Marines readiness
Currently deployed units and those behind them are fully trained and equipped, the services say. But those next in line "aren't doing much." The fiscal 2013 budget also may be too little, too late in some ship repair and maintenance efforts.
Tags: Navy , sequestration , furlough , Congress , Philip Cullom , William Tryon , William Burke , Jared Serbu , House Armed Services Committee
Navy mandates partial migration to commercial cloud
A new memo from Navy Chief Information Officer Terry Halvorsen tells the Navy and Marine Corps to move public-facing data to commercial cloud service providers.
Tags: DoD , technology , Navy , cloud computing , Terry Halvorsen , Jared Serbu
3 dead, including suspect, in Marine base shooting
Tags: DoD , murder-suicide
Sequestration treadmill picking up steam across DoD
The automatic budget cuts set to occur under sequestration will go into effect as a matter of law on Friday. But their full impact won't be felt until late this spring, long after lawmakers encounter the next budget showdown.
Tags: DoD , sequestration , OMB , budget , Karen Dyson , Curt Rauhut , Mark Welsh , James Amos , Jared Serbu , House Appropriations Committee , Air Force , Army , service contracts
Marine survey lists concerns on women in combat
Tags: DoD , women in combat , James Amos , AFCEA , U.S. Naval Institute , Jonathan Greenert , Navy
Federal Drive Interviews -- Jan. 28, 2013
Eric Green of NIH talks about his agency's search for a top data scientist. Dr. Elizabeth Stanley of Georgetown University discusses a new meditation program she helped develop for the Marine Corps. David Capozzi of the Access Board discusses new access standards for agencies. William Pretzer of the National Museum of African American History and Culture talks about trolling the inauguration for presidential memorabilia.
Tags: Eric Green , NIH , National Human Genome Research Institute , Elizabeth Stanley , Georgetown University , meditation , DoD , DoD Report , Army , David Capozzi , Access Board , Section 508 , William Pretzer , National Museum of African American History and Cu , inauguration , Inauguration 2013 , cybersecurity , Cybersecurity Update , Federal Drive
Women in combat: Good to go if they meet standards
Tags: DoD , Selective Service Act , Leon Panetta , women in combat
Navy: Random alcohol tests for sailors in US
The Navy said Wednesday it will conduct random blood-alcohol tests on its sailors in the United States starting next month, a sign of how concerned the service's leaders have become about the effects alcohol abuse is having on the force.
Tags: Navy , DoD , 21st Century Sailor and Marine , alcohol abuse , Ray Mabus
Marines studying mindfulness-based training
The U.S. Marine Corps, known for turning out some of the military's toughest warriors, is studying how to make its troops even tougher through meditative practices, yoga-type stretching and exercises based on mindfulness.
2 sailors request trial in prostitution scandal
Tags: Army , Secret Service , DoD , Air Force , Douglas Fraser
