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General: Army has a discipline problem

Tags: DoD , DoD Report , Federal Report , Army , Mark Hertling ,

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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