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Budget, financial management key DoD issues

Al Tucker, the executive director of the American Society of Military Comptrollers, joined Pentagon Solutions for an hour-long discussion of the Defense Department's accounting, budget and financial matters.

Tags: In Depth , DoD , budget , accouting , financial management , Al Tucker , American Society of Military Comptrollers

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What are the implications of 2013 defense budget request?

David Berteau, the senior vice president and director of the CSIS International Security Program, and Ryan Crotty, a CSIS research associated with the group's Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group, joined Pentagon Solutions with Francis Rose to discuss the 2013 budget.

Tags: DoD , budget , 2013 budget , defense budget , In Depth , Francis Rose

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Pentagon Solutions: NDU iCollege team on getting beyond checklist approach to cyber

Prof. Gilliam Duvall, Dr. John Saunders and Dr. John Hurley of the National Defense University joined Pentagon Solutions with Francis Rose to discuss a cybersecurity workshop they hosted that focused on identifying and combating cyber threats.

Tags: cybersecurity , NDU , NDU iCollege , In Depth , Francis Rose , DoD , Gilliam Duvall , John Saunders , John Hurley

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Is defense sequestration rhetoric overblown?

David Berteau, senior vice president and director of the International Security Program and Ryan Crotty, a research associate with the CSIS Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group, joined Francis Rose for Pentagon Solutions. According to their research, the effect of sequestration on the defense budget may not be as catastrophic as Pentagon leaders have conjectured.

Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , CSIS , supercommittee , DoD , sequestration , budget , defense budget , David Berteau , Ryan Crotty , Jack Moore

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Is DoD workforce ready for financial management improvements?

In this week's "Pentagon Solutions," host Francis Rose brings highlights from the House Armed Services Committee Panel on Defense Financial Management and Auditability Reform hearing, "Is the Financial Management Workforce Positioned to Achieve DOD's Financial Improvement Goals?"

Tags: House Armed Services Committee , DoD ,

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Pentagon Solutions: Fixing contingency contracting, improving acquisition workforce

GAO's John Hutton and Belva Martin highlight conclusions from two recent reports.

Tags: Belva Martin , John Hutton , GAO , In Depth , acquisition , contracting , best practices

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Pentagon Solutions: Army aims for net zero energy

Katherine Hammack is the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations & Environment in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army.

Tags: In Depth , Katherine Hammack , Army , conservation , environment

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Jumper: Breaking "titanium stovepipes" key to DoD success

Former Air Force Chief of Staff on solving the "people" challenges at the DoD.

Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , DoD , John Jumper , budget , Japan , Defense , acquisition

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Advice for navigating "The Pentagon Labyrinth"

Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , DoD , Winslow Wheeler , Chuck Spinney , Pierre Sprey , The Pentagon Labyrinth

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Pentagon shouldn't go penny-wise, pound-foolish

For many years, the Pentagon budget has been off-limits, but some Congressional decision-makers are saying things like "everything should be on the table."

Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , Seth Cropsey , Hudson Institute , DoD , Robert Gates , defense acquisition

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