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From Nextgov.com: DHS announces departmentwide efficiency review
Secretary Napolitano asks managers to submit reports on ways to reduce costs and streamline processes , with technology likely to be a cornerstone of the effort.
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Moving FEMA out of Homeland Security could pose risks
Leadership is more important than organizational structure in ensuring operational effectiveness, IG finds.
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Air Force poised to make F-22 request
Service will seek more of the fighter jets than the 183 planned, but won't try to reach its long-standing goal of 381 planes.
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Defense extends suspension of price adjustments for small disadvantaged firms
Procurement chief cites a recent court decision declaring the practice unconstitutional.
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Outlook for Defense spending is grim
Significant cuts are unlikely until the economy stabilizes, but weapons programs are unsustainable in the long term, budget observers say.
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Lawmakers urge halt to NSPS pending review
The Defense Department’s new personnel system has resulted in distrust and discontent among the civilian workforce, critics say.
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Pentagon may shift some war costs to base fiscal 2010 budget
An outline of the fiscal 2010 defense budget is expected on Capitol Hill this month after President Obama addresses Congress on Feb. 24.
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Panel dismayed by rise in overseas Defense contracting
Lawmakers claim that Pentagon payments for contractor services rose by 183 percent since 2000, while military pay has gone up only 5 percent.
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From Nextgov.com: Lawmaker denies online messaging compromised Middle East trip
"Twitterversy" underscores how social networking is outpacing federal guidelines for releasing information.
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OPM gives Pentagon personnel system high marks
Multiple layers of oversight and data on performance ratings make the National Security Personnel System fair and transparent, report says.
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Officials look to contain FAA information security breach
Agency says it is looking at short- and long-term plans, including offering employees free credit monitoring, to address the problem.
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House lawmaker favors more funding for proven missile defenses
Armed Services subcommittee chairwoman said she wants the money invested in several programs that can defeat immediate threats facing the United States and allies.
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Federal contractors are likely to benefit from stimulus plan
Industry leaders say economic recovery package could offset some of the cuts expected in Defense procurement spending.
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Lawmakers upset over DHS employee's handling of dead fish, white powder
A senior adviser for weapons of mass destruction intelligence programs drove the package from her home to the office at the direction of security officials, and parked her car under a ventilation shaft.
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Lawmakers probe Army recruiter suicides
Since 2001, 17 Army recruiters have committed suicide, four from a single unit -- the Houston Recruiting Battalion.
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Air Force to boost civilian hiring
Service plans recruiting and marketing effort to bring on thousands of employees.
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Forward Observer: Don't Americanize Afghanistan
Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the United States can avoid the mistakes of the Soviets by adding at most 30,000 troops and putting an “Afghan face” on the war.
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From Nextgov.com: DHS set to begin tech component of troubled border network
SBI Director Mark Borkowski says the program's on track but faces funding hurdles and Secretary Janet Napolitano's history of skepticism.
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Panetta faces questions on terror, torture
President Obama's pick to head the CIA tells senators he thinks waterboarding is torture.
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