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Responding to North Korea
North Korea and Iran pose serious nuclear and missile proliferation concerns for the United States and other nations and will be major considerations in the U.S ballistic missile defense review, Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III told the Senate Armed Services Committee. "The risks and dangers from missile proliferation are growing problems," Lynn said. "The president has made clear that we will move forward with missile defenses. They're affordable, proven and responsive to the threat." Lynn joined other defense leaders in describing the ballistic missile threat and reviews of missile defense policy and planning under way to address current as well as long-term security challenges.
Tags: management , Pentagon , North Korea , Iran , United States , William J. Lynn III ,
Senate committee clears Carter nomination
The Senate Armed Services Committee has approved, by a voice vote, the nomination of Ashton Carter to be deputy secretary of defense.
Tags: Ashton Carter , Congress , DoD , Senate , Ruben Gomez , DoD Report , Federal Drive
Sen. Murray: hiring veteran heroes necessary, smart
Unemployment by returning members of the military is too high. Senator Patty Murray is moving to change that.
Tags: Federal Drive , Defense , veterans , sen. patty murray , veterans unemployment , Patty Murray , Congress , DoD
23 Redskins players complete players-run practice
Twenty-three Washington Redskins players finished their third set of players-run practices Thursday morning with the hopes that the 14-week-old NFL lockout will be over before they have to think about working out again without their coaches.
Tags: DoD , DoD budget , Congress , Robert Gates , Michael Mullen , TRICARE , pay and benefits , Barbara Mikulski , BRAC , Jared Serbu
Army, Marines begin separate ERP rollouts
The Army and Marine Corps are both in the early phases of deploying logistics accountability systems that will replace a collection of disconnected, stovepiped IT systems and processes that have grown up since the 1960s. Though the systems share the same objective, they were made by different vendors, prompting questions from one member of Congress.
Tags: DoD , Congress , management , Army , Marine Corps , Claire McCaskill , financial management , DoD budget , Enterprise Resource Planning , Drew Dwyer , James Amos , Jared Serbu , DoD Report
Senators want IG probe of tanker data mixup
Seven senators have requested an independent investigation by the Defense Department's inspector general into the accidental disclosure of technical data to rival bidders Boeing and EADS in the Air Force's refueling tanker competition.
Tags: DoD , contracting , Congress , Air Force , Boeing , EADS , Wendy Masiello , Maria Cantwell , Jerry Moran , Pat Roberts , Lindsay Graham , Charles Schumer , refueling tanker , Procurement Integrity Act , Jared Serbu
Air Force explains information mixup on KC-X contract
Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , Jared Serbu , KC-X , DoD , contracting
DoD conflict of interest rule does not apply to senators
The Washington Post reports on a double standard of a defense investment ban that applies to armed services committee staff but not to senators.
Tags: Senate , DoD Update , contracting , Dorobek Insider , Washington Post , investment
Defense authorization bill back on Senate docket
The Defense authorization bill has been on the Senate calendar, and off the Senate calendar. Now it's on again. The Senate majority leader is now promising to bring a 2011 defense authorization bill to the floor for a vote.
Tags: DoD , DoD Report , defense spending , defense spending bill , Harry Reid , Joe Lieberman , Senate , Dorobek Insider
Senate report: U.S. contractor money aids enemy in Afghanistan
A Senate Armed Services Committee report found the army of private contractors working for the U.S. in Afghanistan threatens the safety of American troops.
Tags: contracting , Taliban , Afghanistan , Washington Post , DoD , Must Reads , Dorobek Insider
