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NewsDoD CIO duties not going to Cyber Command
Duties of the Defense Department chief information officer won't be transferred to Cyber Command, says an undated DOD memo posted online July 5. The memo is signed by Robert Gates, who left the Read more...
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 Read more...
DoD official: Don't look to cloud computing for cost savings
Cloud computing is not a cost-saving strategy, said a Defense Department official May 24 at an event in Fairfax, Va. "If we're doing cloud purely to save money, we're going to fail," said Air Force Read more...
DoD to participate in VA selection of open source 'custodial agent'
The Defense Department will participate in the Veterans Affairs Department's source selection of a "custodial agent" meant to set up a moderated open source electronic health record development Read more...
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 Read more...
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 Read more...
VA, DoD to create common health record platform
The Veterans Affairs and Defense departments will develop a joint electronic health record system, merging the capabilities of VA's VistA and DoD's AHLTA platforms. A common system would serve 7.8 Read more...
New Army CIO undertakes IT consolidation, cleaning
The current budget environment and Defense Secretary Robert Gates' efficiency drive are forcing the Army be smarter when it comes to information technology, said the new Army chief information Read more...
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 Read more...
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 Read more...
| Press ReleasesThe Pig Book is Alive and WellCAGW takes a closer look at the fiscal 2012 Department of Defense Appropriations Act WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) today released its preliminary analysis of Read more >> The Pig Book is Alive and WellCAGW takes a closer look at the fiscal 2012 Department of Defense Appropriations Act WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) today released its preliminary analysis of Read more >> CCAGW Supports President’s Veto Threat Over Alt. Engine LanguageWASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today, the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) expressed its support for President Obama’s threat to veto the fiscal year (FY) 2012 National Defense Read more >> CAGW Declares Victory on Alternate EngineWASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) expressed its gratitude on behalf of taxpayers over the Defense Department’s (DOD) decision to terminate its contract Read more >> Poll Shows Americans Demand Bold Action on Budget78 percent say Congress should balance budget within 10 years, entitlement reform the ‘right thing to do’ WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- American voters want elected officials to take bold steps to Read more >> |
