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DoD in position to incubate clean energy, says Pew report
The Defense Department is in a unique position to support development of clean and efficient energy technologies, says a Sept. 21 report from the Pew Charitable Trusts. Defense spending on new energy...
Morin: Air Force at risk of missing 2017 audit deadline
The Air Force is at a moderate risk of missing the 2017 deadline for military services and the Defense Department to achieve a clean audit, Air Force comptroller Jamie Morin said during a Sept. 8
Army's new social media handbook part of broader web policy overhaul
The Army now considers social media use an important part of its communication strategy, whether day to day or during times of crisis, such as responding to the earthquake in Japan and tornadoes in
Sienkiewicz: DISA focusing on customer service
Five years ago the Defense Information Systems Agency shifted its focus from asset provisioning to managed services, said DISA Chief Information Officer Henry Sienkiewicz. Now, its taking on a new...
Army to build green-energy capabilities
The Army plans to launch large-scale renewable and alternative energy projects on Army installations, Army Secretary John McHugh said Aug. 10. The Army predicts it will invest up to $7.1 billion over...
'Nasty stuff' forces Army to pause enterprise email migration
The Army has migrated 87,895 email users--about 9 percent of its total--to a Microsoft ( NASDAQ: MSFT ) email client hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency, but the process is currently
Spotlight: Army to cut 8,000 civilian jobs
The Army plans to cut 8,000 civilian workers by the end of fiscal 2012, according to a memo from Army Secretary John McHugh that was obtained by CNN. The cuts would come through voluntary early
GAO weighs benefits of in-house vs. contract security workers
A new Government Accountability Office report (.pdf) examines the composition of security personnel at federal facilities and shows that while eight of the nine federal agencies selected for review...
DoD ERP implementation woes include feeder systems
Worries about the Defense Department's implementation of enterprise resource planning systems increasingly encompasses data quality from feeder systems. The Army has hired an independent auditor to
Auditors say Army financial ERP program at high risk
An Army enterprise resource planning system--which, if fully implemented, would be one of the world's largest public sector ERPs--is at high risk of running even more over schedule and budget and
