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DoD IT strategy focuses on consolidation
The Defense Department says it has a departmentwide information technology plan that will allow flexible adoption of emerging technology while taking "appropriate actions" for projects that are "not
'DISA first' for data center consolidation, says Army and Air Force
The Defense Information Systems Agency will be the provider of first choice for Air Force, Army and Defense Logistics Agency data centers, says a Nov. 8 consolidation plan from the DoD chief
House appropriators doubt DoD efficiency savings
House lawmakers cast an skeptical eye over Defense Department claims of savings made through efficiency measures in a report accompanying the House Appropriations Committee's markup of the defense
GAO: Ambiguous ISR investments need efficiency initiative attention
Defense Department efficiency efforts may not reach the intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance enterprise, a sector with spending well into the billions of dollars, because the under secretary
Gates: Efficiencies remain, but aren't sufficient to meet cost cutting goals
As he prepared to leave government service, Defense Secretary Robert Gates says there remain efficiencies to be had from departmental organization and overhead. Gates launches an efficiency drive in
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
Congress may reclaim savings realized by agencies' IT efficiency programs
Federal officials claim they're realizing greater efficiencies through cloud computing and data center consolidation, and plan to use those savings to fund other projects. But one analyst says their
DoD wants increased base funding amount in fiscal 2012
The Defense Department's $670.9 billion budget request for fiscal 2012 is less than the Pentagon has requested in the past, but the decrease is mostly due to a sharp decrease in funding for overseas
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
