Topic: U.S. Department of Defense
Former California CIO Teri Takai has been appointed by Defense Secretary Robert Gates as the Defense Department's CIO, DOD announced this morning. According to the announcement, Takai will also temporarily serve as the acting Assistant Secretary of Defense Networks and Information Integration ...
Presidential advisor david axelkrod? stated today that iran already has nuke weapons. Where did he come up with this new assesment? A dream? LSD? Axelrod probably got his info from the orther foot and mouth carrier Joe Biden.
Teri Takai's confirmation hearings on hold as the Defense Secretary reviews organizational structure. Confirmation hearings for Defense Chief Information Officer nominee Teri Takai are on hold while Defense Secretary Robert Gates makes good on his promise to slash the defense budget by ...
In defense authorization bills, Congress shows preference for insourcing; attempts to end quotas, limit cost-comparison factors. Congress is addressing issues around insourcing in their respective versions of the fiscal 2011 National Defense Authorization Act, according to Stan Soloway, president and chief executive ...
The bill would strengthen the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 and would put elements of an executive order on performance management into law.. Then the assessments and official comments on the reports would be posted online, according to the bill ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House leaders have dropped plans to spend $550 million in the Air Force budget on passenger jets used by lawmakers and senior government officials, officials said on Monday.The House of Representatives reversed the move to upgrade the executive ...
Federal agencies have not heard the last word on spending cuts in the fiscal 2009 and 2010 budgets.. Since then, the Obama administration has announced plans to cut 121 programs to save $17 billion in fiscal 2010. DHS officials expect to save ...
Investigative arm of Congress sees a need for transformation on 3 regulatory frontsThe U.S. regulatory structure policing the financial sector is outdated, federal oversight of medical products is inadequate and the government's tracking system for toxic chemicals is in danger of becoming ...
Pentagon chief weapons buyer says long-term budget plans calls for increased defense spendingThe Pentagon's chief weapons buyer said Thursday the Bush administration's long-term military budget plan calls for increased defense spending in future years.The Defense Department has been working to finalize an ...
The Obama administration will need to fill more than 300 presidentially appointed technology positions, with 21 of them being chief information officers, NextGov reports.. IRS disregarded security gaps in CADE10/17/2008 HHS agency lowers Medicare payment error rate11/19/2008