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DoD almost ready to hand out $30M in clean energy grants
The Pentagon will soon announce winners of its latest round of grant funding to try out new energy technologies at its U.S. bases. The response from industry and other government agencies has been overwhelming, officials said.
Tags: DoD , green government , Dorothy Robyn , Energy , Peter Newell , Army , Navy , Marine Corps , Jared Serbu
CJCS Dempsey says military retirement not comparable to civlian
In a blog post on DoDLive.mil, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey said he rejects the comparison of the military retirement system to a civilian retirement system, after the Defense Business Board has recommended changes to the military retirement system to something more like what is available for private-sector civilians.
Tags: Federal Drive , DoD , pay and benefits , DoD Report
Panetta wants full accounting of money in, money out by 2014
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta wants the department to have at least part of its books ready for audit well in advance of the Congressionally-mandated 2017 deadline. The edict could prove challenging for some components of DoD.
Tags: DoD , audit readiness , Congress , budget , Leon Panetta , pay and benefits , military pensions , supercommittee , Jared Serbu , House Armed Services Committee
General: Army has a discipline problem
Tags: DoD , DoD Report , Federal Report , Army , Mark Hertling ,
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 , Joint Chiefs of Staff
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 , Joint Chiefs of Staff , management , people , Jory Heckman , In Depth , Francis Rose
Joint chiefs picks show Obama comfortable with military
Mike Lyons, military analyst for CBS News
Tags: Mike Lyons , CBS News , Ray Odierno , James Winnefeld , Barack Obama
Military plays rare game of musical chairs
President Barack Obama announced Monday his intention to nominate Army Gen. Martin Dempsey as the next Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman. Former Deputy Secretary of Defense Rudy DeLeon talks with Federal News Radio.
Tags: Rudy deLeon , DoD , appointments , Mike Mullen , In Depth , James Winnefeld , people , management
Army heeding call for acquisition reforms
The Secretary of the Army said Wednesday that the service agreed with most of the recommendations of a blue ribbon panel on reforming its acquisition process. Secretary John McHugh told Congress the Army was moving forward with 63 of the 76 recommendations.
Tags: DoD , Congress , contracting , industry , Army , DoD budget , John McHugh , Senate Appropriations Committee , Gil Decker , Lou Wagner , Jared Serbu
Dempsey: Troops could stay in Iraq past December
The Army's new uniformed leader says his military branch is ready to keep troops in Iraq beyond December.
Tags: DoD Report , Iraq , In Depth
