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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

Tuesday - 10/25/2011, 12:52pm EDT
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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

Thursday - 10/20/2011, 10:22am EDT

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

Friday - 10/14/2011, 02:32pm EDT
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General: Army has a discipline problem

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

Thursday - 10/06/2011, 06:04am EDT

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

Tuesday - 10/04/2011, 09:40am EDT

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

Friday - 06/24/2011, 07:11pm EDT
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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

Monday - 05/30/2011, 05:25pm EDT
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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

Friday - 05/27/2011, 03:47pm EDT
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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

Thursday - 05/19/2011, 06:46pm EDT
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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

Thursday - 04/14/2011, 05:48pm EDT
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