Defense
IG raises red flags over DHS plan to consolidate management systems
Department has tried, and failed, in previous efforts to integrate key financial systems.
Defense
Forward Observer: Have Guns, Will Travel
Is Congress willing to keep financing wars like the ongoing one in Afghanistan in perpetuity?
Defense
Veterans Affairs to streamline PTSD claims process
New rules eliminate detailed investigations into veterans’ service records.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: Navy awards contract to transition to expanded network
HP Enterprise Services will provide work to move IT services from NMCI to the Next Generation Enterprise Network, which will serve 700,000 sailors, Marines and civilians.
Defense
Boeing meets deadline for tanker bids
Company boasted that its tanker would be more cost-effective to own and operate than the one offered by rival EADS North America.
Defense
Beleaguered Defense audit agency crafts new vision for the future
Two years after unfavorable GAO report, new director is attempting a difficult reform.
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EADS submits its tanker bid
The Pentagon is expected to award the contract, worth as much as $40 billion, by Nov. 12.
Defense
Gates suggests new CENTCOM chief
Defense secretary recommends Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis as next head of U.S. Central Command.
Defense
Nuclear weapons program chief pledges better governance
National Nuclear Security Administration is reviewing policies and procedures at contractor-operated facilities.
Defense
Rolls-Royce defends its F-35 engine
Obama administration is threatening to veto alternate engine program.
Defense
U.S. seeks to block Arizona law
Obama administration's lawsuit seeks to prevent immigration law from taking effect.
Defense
FEMA trailers are back in the spotlight
Lawmaker wants to know why housing units deemed unfit for habitation have been resold to oil cleanup crews in the Gulf.
Defense
Report finds DHS contracts over budget, behind schedule
GAO examined 15 major acquisition programs with a combined $100 billion in life-cycle costs.
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Panel agrees to withhold $3.9B in aid to Afghanistan
The assistance funds are blocked until the panel can hold hearings into the alleged corruption.
Defense
Pentagon continues to grapple with language shortfalls
Defense lacks a clear understanding of its gaps in language and regional expertise, GAO says.
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Defense aims to use interagency contracts judiciously
Top Pentagon procurement policy official says GSA must provide data to show its Multiple Award Schedule deals are valuable.
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Petraeus wins unanimous Senate vote
General was tapped by Obama last week after the resignation of the Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal.
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Appropriations panel chairman releases $75B supplemental draft
Supplemental package would provide $45.5 billion in discretionary funding, with $37.12 billion slated for the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Hoyer: Votes on wartime supplemental by Friday
Bill could be split into at least two parts, with one devoted solely to military spending.
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