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20 Dec 2013, 3:15 pm by Jeff Foust
The giant bill covers a wide range of Department of Defense (DOD) policy issues, including some related to space. [read post]
1 May 2010, 5:01 am by Glenn Reynolds
“The delay meant that the Homeland Security Department waited until late this week to formally request a more robust response from the Department of Defense, with Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano acknowledging even as late as Thursday afternoon that she did not know if the Defense Department even had equipment that might be helpful. [read post]
6 Jun 2014, 9:57 am by Howard Friedman
"Section 528 requires the Department of Defense to revise  Instruction 1300.17 (DOD's January 2014 policy on accommodation of religious practices-- see prior posting) "to ensure that verbal and written expressions of an individual’s religious beliefs are protected by the Department of Defense as an essential part of a the free exercise of religion by a member of the Armed Forces. [read post]
On December 10, 2019, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, Ellen Lord, briefed the press on the Department of Defense’s (DoD) significant acquisition reform achievements in 2019 and outlined many of the DoD’s top priorities for the coming year. [read post]
18 Dec 2020, 9:29 am by Tom Smith
Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller ordered a Pentagon-wide halt to cooperation with the transition of President-elect Biden, shocking officials across the Defense Department, senior administration officials tell Axios.Behind the scenes: A top Biden official was unaware of the directive. [read post]
22 Jan 2015, 10:10 am by Christine Couvillon
Department of Defense (“DoD” or “the Department”) released an update for DoD Instruction 5000.02, on the “Operation of the Defense Acquisition Service. [read post]
2 Apr 2010, 5:58 am
Accordingly, the Defense Department might hire a private contractor to interview gay and lesbian servicemembers. [read post]
7 Aug 2007, 7:48 pm
Ambassador to Lithuania and now the Acting Assistant Secretary for Political Military Affairs at the State Department, testified last week at the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee’s hearing on export control. [read post]
20 Jun 2018, 5:09 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
Science Node: “February 7, 1958 was the day Secretary of Defense Neil McElroy signed Department of Defense Directive 5105.15. [read post]
7 Jan 2018, 4:09 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
This report also discusses one of the more controversial and extensive legislative changes made in recent years affecting acquisition: the breakup of the office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, as well as the shift of authority from that office to the military departments…” [read post]
4 Jan 2012, 1:14 pm by Shari Shapiro
Many people, including me, have noted that the National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”), signed into law by President Obama on December 31, 2011, prohibits the Department of Defense (“DoD”) from using any appropriated funds to achieve the two highest levels of green building certification offered by the U.S. [read post]
7 Jan 2016, 6:40 am by Adam Klein, Mira Rapp-Hooper
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter has published a letter to Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain, in which he offers the clearest and most detailed explanation the Department of Defense has given to date of the recent freedom-of-navigation operation in the South China Sea. [read post]
17 Jan 2010, 12:33 pm by Jim Livesay
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano announced on January 15, 2010 the publication of a rule formalizing the longstanding DHS policy to expedite and streamline the citizenship process for men and women bravely serving in America's armed forces. [read post]
3 Feb 2020, 11:58 am by William Ford
The armed services panel heard testimony on these and other issues from two senior Defense Department officials: John Rood, the undersecretary of defense for policy, and Lt. [read post]
26 Jul 2017, 5:28 pm by admin
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos was in the hot seat this week, testifying on Capitol Hill before the Senate Appropriations Committee. [read post]
4 Sep 2010, 1:43 am by Jason Poblete
Early last month, Under Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter commissioned a study of the Department of Defense’s basic research portfolio. [read post]
28 Jun 2013, 4:20 pm
Windsor holding that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional. [read post]
29 Sep 2008, 7:46 pm
Dustin Chalker, an Iraq War veteran who has received the Combat Medic Badge and a Purple Heart, filed suit last week against Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, presenting a new set of allegations... [read post]