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Senate Approps wants DoD to use commercial batteries

The committee says the battery issue threatens battlefield effectiveness.

Tags: DoD Report , Army , Next Gov , In Depth

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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 , Martin Dempsey , Gil Decker , Lou Wagner , Jared Serbu

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Breakdown of cuts in one-week CR

$2 billion in cuts was passed in a temporary one-week continuing resolution to keep the government open. Find out what those cuts are.

Tags: budget , shutdown , budget 2011 , management

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DoD pushes for 2011 spending increase

Military officials detail the impact of a full-year continuing resolution on DoD. Defense Deputy Secretary Lynn said the department would meet payroll and medical bills, but have to cut acquisition and training programs.

Tags: management , pay and benefits , DoD , William Lynn , Robert Hale , continuing resolution , budget , medical benefits , Jason Miller

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Interior Sec. Salazar outlines restructure at MMS

Secretary says agency "no longer exists" and details new agency's responsibilities.

Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , management , Ken Salazar , Diane Feinstein , Lamar Alexander , Wilma Lewis , Michael Bromwich , Interior , MMS , Gulf oil spill , reorganization , Meg Beasley

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Berry lays out priorities in OPM budget

It's that time of year: federal agency heads are double checking their numbers, polishing their talking points, and explaining their Fiscal Year 2011 budget proposals on Capitol Hill. On Wednesday, the head of the Office of Personnel Management had his turn in the budget hot seat.

Tags: mngt , P&B , OPM , John Berry , Dick Durbin , Max Cacas , FY2011

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Shutdown Aversion: Version 2

Second CR expected to keep government open through March 11

Tags: mngt , House Appropriations Committee , continuing resolution , omnibus spending bill

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