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Introduction

The United States Department of Defense oversees and coordinates the United States military and implements military policy. The department's functions are outlined in Title 10 of the United States Code. The Pentagon is the department's headquarters. Defense was granted cabinet status with the signing of the National Security Act in 1947.

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Leadership Lessons: Patrick Gallagher, National Institute of Standards and Technology...
January 30, 2012 | Paul R. Lawrence and Mark A. Abramson
Chief of premier tech agency warns that the hardest thing about change is not doing it.

Navy to award $ 690 million network contract next week - - GovExec. com
January 26, 2012 | Bob Brewin
Winner selected Feb. 1 will get a deal to equip 54 ships in the fleet over a two-year period.

Navy faces crushing demand for information warfare systems - - GovExec. com
January 24, 2012 | Bob Brewin
The service must be able to quickly deploy inexpensive tools to keep networks secure.

Air Force to offer second round of buyouts - - GovExec. com
January 04, 2012 | Caitlin Fairchild
Move is part of an effort to return to 2010 civilian funding levels.

Air Force to provide Special Ops flight crews with iPads - - GovExec. com
January 03, 2012 | Bob Brewin
Shift from paper follows similar moves by operators in the commercial aviation industry.

Articles from Nextgov

Air Force seeks 18,000 iPads for cargo flight crews
February 06, 2012
Air Mobility Command plans to replace paper manuals and navigation charts with electronic flight bags.

Report: Army network tests failed to adequately assess mobile operations
February 03, 2012
Large-scale Army battlefield network tests last summer did not include mobile operation scenarios and did not feature robust attacks against the networks, the Defense Department's test organization said...

Army Airship Floats - Defense IT: What's Brewin'
February 01, 2012 | Bob Brewin
The Army's Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle (LEMV) airship has been inflated since last September and has been hanging around in a former dirigible hanger at the old Lakehurst Naval Air Station...

Army must cut energy costs to balance budget
January 27, 2012
Service's modernization strategy includes investments in cyber, command and control systems.

Hackers manipulated railway computers, TSA memo says
January 23, 2012
The Transportation Security Administration supplied transit companies with a play-by-play account of the December situation to prevent a broader attack.

Web News

Army IT strategy: Cope with cuts, keep an eye on future
February 08, 2012 | Federal Computer Week: News and Analysis

Syrian regime gets bloody nose
February 08, 2012 | CNN

Top Air Force weapons acquisition official to leave in March
February 07, 2012 | Federal Computer Week: News and Analysis

Syrian rebel leadership is split
February 06, 2012 | CNN

Budget, personnel cuts forcing Air Force to refocus priorities
February 06, 2012 | Federal Computer Week: News and Analysis

Rep. Paul: Repeal Patriot Act, NDAA
February 04, 2012 | WSJ.com: Washington Wire

WikiLeaks: Soldier faces court martial
February 03, 2012 | CNN

Army swears in new vice chief of staff
February 03, 2012 | Federal Computer Week: News and Analysis

NATO cyber defense lags
February 02, 2012 | Federal Computer Week: News and Analysis

GOP Senators: Save Defense, Scale Back Federal Workforce
February 02, 2012 | WSJ.com: Washington Wire

Department Of Defense On Wikipedia

The United States Department of Defense (USDOD, DOD or DoD, initially briefly referred to as the National Military Establishment or NME) is the U.S. federal department allocated the largest level of budgetary resources and charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government relating directly to national security and the United States armed forces. The Department/Secretary of Defense is an evolution of the Department/Secretary of War, a change in nomenclature that has happened in many countries; e.g. , the old UK War Office became the Ministry of Defence, the Argentine...

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Department Of Defense Videos

Reunited after historic deployment
February 10, 2012 | WUPW FOX Toledo, OH

Loveland Soldier Welcomed Home From Afghanistan
February 10, 2012 | WLWT NBC 5 Cincinnati OH

Troy ballot fraud witness says he was offered job
February 09, 2012 | WNYT NBC Albany, NY

Iowa Lawmakers Rally To Keep F-16s In Place
February 09, 2012 | KCCI CBS 8 Des Moines IA

City of Loveland Pays Tribute To Soldier Returned From Duty
February 09, 2012 | WKRC CBS 12 Cincinnati