Defense
Air Force urged to consider Navy F-18s
Officials want the Air Force to weigh all possibilities for dealing with the Air National Guard’s aging fleet of fighter jets.
Defense
Parties nearing deal to move agency nominations
OMB deputy director, GSA chief nominees could be confirmed soon.
Defense
Napolitano: Cybersecurity issues remain unresolved
Homeland Security chief says department is figuring out how best to work with Defense, private sector on protecting federal IT networks.
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Democrats blast Army's handling of toxic exposures in Iraq
Five soldiers who served at an Iraqi water injection facility in 2003 were unaware they had been exposed to sodium dichromate until they received letters from the service earlier this year.
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ADVICE+DISSENT:Intelligence File Gone Missing
Congress has the tools to check intelligence agencies, but doesn’t use them.
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From Nextgov.com: Agencies fail to make information sharing a priority
Intel official tells lawmakers the system for implementing cross-government efforts is broken.
Defense
House votes to end F-22 fighter jet production
President Obama, Defense Secretary Robert Gates and other senior administration officials are pushing to end the program.
Defense
Prospects for homeland security policy bill look better next year
Since its creation in 2003, DHS has never operated under authorization legislation.
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From Nextgov.com: Software company won earmarked funds for work on military health records
Defense employee has alleged that Adara Networks received software code in advance of winning sole-source contract.
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General: Air National Guard needs new fighter jets
Air National Guard's requirements are especially urgent because planes are older and there is no plan to address their early "age-out," official says.
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Effort to salvage helicopter program draws veto threat
White House "strongly objects" to any funding in the Defense authorization bill that would continue the troubled presidential helicopter program.
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From Nextgov.com: Employee charges Military Health Systems was unethical in awarding IT contract
Internal e-mails allege top officials provided a technology company with software code and documents for the military's massive electronic health record system and awarded it a contract without competition.
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FEMA’s fuzzy chain of command impedes its mission, observers say
Witnesses testifying before House panel call on Congress to designate an administrator for recovery efforts.
Defense
Defense review sees no growth in budgets, troops
Top official says there is a "desire to keep something like a multiple engagement capability in the force."
Defense
Business group urges reform of Pentagon contract requirements process
Report suggests more dialogue on cost and technical feasibility.
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From Nextgov.com: Consortium sponsors competitions to develop cybersecurity workforce
Group aims to identify 10,000 highly skilled computer security high school and college students to fill the demand for cyber workers in federal agencies.
Defense
Conferees face multiyear fighter decision
Differing approaches to procuring Navy F/A-18E/F Super Hornets could become an issue during House-Senate negotiations on defense policy bill.
Defense
Forward Observer: Lessons Not Learned
Obama will face decisions in Afghanistan similar to those that confronted Nixon in Vietnam.
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