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McKeon seeks to clarify DoD cyber war authority

A version of the fiscal 2012 defense authorization bill unveiled May 10 by House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard "Buck" McKeon (R-Calif.) contains language expressly permitting the Defense

Takai warns against federal cloud adoption without standardized technology

Moving information technology to a cloud computing environment without first adopting standardized platforms and virtualized environments would damage federal information technology systems, warned

Think tank warns against reinvestment plans before DoD efficiency savings are realized

The Defense Department is doing what a top official once warned against--using anticipated efficiency savings to fund weapons systems, said Todd Harrison, a senior fellow in budget studies at Center

Gates issues memo on cost consideration in DoD decision making

Starting Feb. 1, every new Defense Department study should include the cost of that study on the front cover, says a Dec. 27 memo (.pdf) from Defense Secretary Robert Gates. The memo directs Common

Gates carries on with DoD efficiency drive

Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced Jan. 6 plans to reduce the growth rate in the Pentagon budget so that by fiscal 2015 and 2016 real growth reaches zero. Doing so will shrink Defense's five