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In Depth - May 2

On the In Depth show blog, you can listen to the interviews, find more information about the guests on the show each day and links to additional resources.

Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , Lou Crenshaw , Grant Thornton , Terry Gerton , Presidential Rank Award

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Dempsey: DoD mission relies on partnerships

The Pentagon's new strategy shifts the focus of the military's attention, and calls for more partnerships with countries around the world.

Tags: DoD , Pentagon Solutions , Francis Rose , In Depth , Joint Chiefs of Staff

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Joint Chiefs chair expresses concern over TRICARE fee increase

Gen. Martin Dempsey promises the Defense Department he will keep reviewing its healthcare system.

Tags: DoD , DoD Update , Federal Drive

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Defense spending on cyber, special ops stays flat

Tags: DoD , cybersecurity , Leon Panetta , Cyber Command

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Congress pushes back against another round of BRAC

DoD officials say as the number of troops shrink so should their real estate holdings. Lawmakers are wary about reducing troop and bases levels too much, and the expense of the Base Realignment and Closure process.

Tags: DoD , budget , BRAC , Roscoe Bartlett , Leon Panetta , Michael McCord , James Inhofe , Mac Thornberry , House Armed Services Committee , Senate Armed Services Committee , GAO , Jared Serbu

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Raises, bases are potential victims of DoD budget cuts

The Pentagon begins the process of revealing its budget plan for fiscal year 2013. The proposal includes the scaling back of several weapons systems, savings on personnel costs, along with an assurance from top DoD officials that even though the military will be smaller, it will be more agile and more capable.

Tags: DoD , DoD budget , reversibility , efficiencies , Budget Control Act , sequestration , strategic guidance , Leon Panetta , James Winnefeld , pay and benefit , workforce , Jared Serbu , On DoD , retirement , TRICARE , acquistion workforce , budget , Robert Hale , BRAC , IT efficiencies

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GOP plan cuts fed pay, workforce to save DoD from sequestration

GOP senators unveiled a bill Thursday that would grant the Defense Department a one-year reprieve from "sequestration" cuts. House minority leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) called the proposal "skullduggery."

Tags: DoD , Congress , pay and benefits , workforce , supercommittee , sequestration , John McCain , Jon Kyl , Kelly Ayotte , John Cornyn , CBO , NTEU , BRAC , pay freeze , attrition , Jared Serbu , DoD Report

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Committee chair promises to spike new BRAC requests

Rep. Buck McKeon (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, says he'll kill any request coming from the Pentagon for a new round of base closures.

Tags: Buck McKeon , House Armed Services Committee , DoD , DoD Update , Federal Drive , House , Congress , BRAC

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Dempsey: New DoD strategy offers more opportunities than liabilities

In a speech at Duke University, Dempsey says the Defense Department is not the victim of a drive to reduce growth in the national debt.

Tags: DoD Report , Duke University , Joint Chiefs of Staff , Federal Drive , budget , Barack Obama

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New defense strategy sets Obama's gaze on Asia

Tags: DoD , budget , Barack Obama , Tommy Vietor , defense budget

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