Posts Tagged ‘defense-department’
Defense Department Pauses Spouse Employment Program
The Defense Department has temporarily halted a popular employment assistance program for military spouses while it conducts a "top-to-bottom" review of its services. Read more here: Defense Department Pauses Spouse Employment Program
Budget Request Increases Wounded Warrior Support
Calling health care for wounded warriors a top Defense Department priority, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff urged Congress to support the request for $2.2 billion to improve treatment and other services. Read the original post: Budget Request Increases Wounded Warrior Support
Pentagon Raises Record $17 Million for CFC Campaign
The Defense Department collected $17.2 million in last year's annual federal fundraising campaign, a record-breaking sum of charitable donations. Here is the original post: Pentagon Raises Record $17 Million for CFC Campaign
QDR, Budget Stress New Threats
The U.S. military must prepare for a combination of humanitarian missions, untraditional threats such as cyber-attacks, environmental disasters, terrorist groups seeking weapons of mass destruction and as many as two major conflicts, the Defense Department's latest quadrennial policy review has found. Visit link: QDR, Budget Stress New [...]
Review Calls for Stronger Cooperation
A network of strong relationships with U.S. allies around the world as well as civilian partners at home is critical to executing the Defense Department's long-term strategy, Michele Flournoy, undersecretary of defense for policy said. Link: Review Calls for Stronger Cooperation
Missile Defense Agency Requests Bigger Budget
The Defense Department agency responsible for U.S. missile defense systems has requested $8.4 billion for fiscal year 2011, an increase of about a half billion dollars. See the article here: Missile Defense Agency Requests Bigger Budget
More Campbell Troops to Deploy to Afghanistan
The 4th Brigade Combat Team of the 101st Airborne Division will deploy to Afghanistan as part of the surge of American troops into that country, Defense Department officials said. Continue reading here: More Campbell Troops to Deploy to Afghanistan
Gates Appoints Panel for Potential End of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has established a Defense Department panel to prepare the military for the potential elimination of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy that bans openly gay people from serving in the armed forces. Read more here: Gates Appoints Panel for Potential End of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
Budget Request Continues Defense Reform Agenda
The fiscal year 2011 Defense Department budget request continues an overall reform agenda and seeks $708 billion in total budget authority, a 1.8 percent increase, said the Pentagon's chief financial officer. Follow this link: Budget Request Continues Defense Reform Agenda
DoD ‘Wiki’ Increases Technical Collaboration
The Defense Technical Information Center's scientific and technical "wiki" Web site increases real-time exchanges between experts inside and outside the Defense Department. Here is the original post: DoD 'Wiki' Increases Technical Collaboration
