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DoD comptroller says $450B in cuts challenging enough

Mike McCord, principal deputy undersecretary and comptroller for DoD, says that Defense is focusing on making mandated cuts while waiting for Congress to pass 2012 appropriations bill.

Tags: DoD , Excellence in Government conference , budget , Congress , Federal Drive , DoD Update

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DoD, Energy to fund new hybrid energy research

The Defense and Energy departments will team up on a pair of multimillion dollar research projects. The goal is to give the military access to secure, reliable renewable energy, both in deployed units and on military bases.

Tags: DoD , DoE , ARPA-E , Ray Mabus , Quadrennial Defense Review , Navy , energy efficiency , Renewable energy , DoD budget , Jared Serbu

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In budget talks, DoD ‘not the holdup'

The chairman and the ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services committee are determined to find a near-term way to pass a Defense Department budget, and not merely a continuing resolution, for fiscal year 2011, the panel's top Democrat said Tuesday.

Tags: DoD , management , DoD budget , continuing resolution , budget , Adam Smith , Buck McKeon , Robert Gates , Jared Serbu

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How to get your agency's 2012 budget in line

Long before it hits Congress and reconciliation, your agency's budget has to be figured out. In a special panel discussion, Federal News Radio asks DoD's Mike McCord and former OMBer Karen Evans to explain how the magic happens.

Tags: Federal Drive , budget , management , Meeting Mission Goals Through Technology , Federal News Radio Discussion , DoD , Defense , Karen Evans , OMB , Suzanne Kubota

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