Ashton Carter

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Name: Ashton Carter

First reported 1 hour ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

DOD officials outline next steps in acquisition reform

More than two years ago, Pentagon officials under then-Defense Secretary Robert Gates rolled out plans to overhaul Defense Department acquisition as part of broader spending reform. Now military leaders are pressing ahead with the next generation of the ... [Published Federal Computer Week - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Acquisition, Ashton Carter, Robert Gates, Center for Strategic and International Studies

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

How North Korea Could Cripple the U.S.

Over the past three days, North Korea has launched six short-range guided missiles or projectiles in tests that landed in the Sea of Japan. The launches were of a piece with Pyongyang's springtime custom of muscle-flexing, undertaken to extract concessions ... [Published Foundation for Defense of Democracies - May 21 2013]

Entities: North Korea, EMP Attack, missile

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Chuck Hagel

Editorial: Strategy, Not Dollars

Each time a US government department faces major challenges, the tendency of its leaders is to launch a strategic review.The Defense Department faces enormous budgetary challenges, so it’s no surprise that Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel launched the Strategic ... [Published DefenseNews.com - May 20 2013]

Entities: Chuck Hagel, Ashton Carter, Martin Dempsey

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

DoD Examines 3 Budget-Cut Scenarios

Think Tanks Conducting Shadow ReviewUS Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's Strategic Choices and Management Review is due May 31. (Agence France-Presse)Filed UnderWASHINGTON — Senior US Defense Department officials are expected to present three budget-cutting ... [Published DefenseNews.com - May 19 2013]

Entities: Force Structure, Ashton Carter, Military/Armed Forces, Chuck Hagel, Sequestration

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Week Ahead: House dives into defense spending bills

Members of the House Armed Services Committee will begin work next week on the Pentagon's fiscal 2014 budget plan.House defense subcommittees are scheduled to begin markups this week, with members of the strategic threats subpanel starting things off ... [Published The Hill - May 20 2013]

Entities: Military/Armed Forces, Shipbuilding, Military Expenditure, Randy Forbes

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 4 reports

U.S. sees China launch as test of anti-satellite muscle - source

By WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government believes a Chinese missile launch this week was the first test of a new interceptor that could be used to destroy a satellite in orbit, one U.S. defence official told Reuters on Wednesday. China launched a ... [Published Sharenet - May 15 2013]

Entities: China, United States, missile, Magnetosphere

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Afghanistan’s Security Transition: A Discussion with Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter

Event Information May 21, 201311:30 AM - 12:30 PM EDT Falk AuditoriumBrookings Institution1775 Massachusetts Avenue NWWashington, DC 20036 Register for the Event The coming year in Afghanistan will feature continued U.S. and NATO troop withdrawals, ... [Published Brookings Upcoming Events - May 14 2013]

Entities: Ashton Carter, Afghanistan, Security

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 4 reports

Pentagon preps new anti-satellite weapons program

Arms, Military, Space, China, USA, SecurityThe Pentagon has launched what a top defense official described as a “long overdue” effort to develop anti-satellite weapons and protect US national security satellites, as rivals such as China roll out their ... [Published Russia Today - May 08 2013]

Entities: Ashton Carter, China, Military/Armed Forces

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 2 reports

Pentagon sending mixed messages on furlough days for civilian workers

After warning early this year of widespread furloughs with catastrophic consequences, the Department of Defense is now sending mixed messages on whether civilian workers will be forced to take off any days without pay.At a Senate Armed Services Committee ... [Published Individual.com - May 08 2013]

Entities: Ashton Carter, Workers, James Inhofe, Senate Armed Services Committee, Chuck Hagel

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

Pentagon No. 2 Flags Worries About Staying Ready for N. Korea

Daily News on Nuclear, Biological & Chemical Weapons, Terrorism and Related IssuesMay 7, 2013By Elaine M. Grossman WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Defense Departments deputy secretary on Tuesday renewed the Pentagons commitment to keep forces ready for possible ... [Published Nuclear Threat Initiative - May 07 2013]

Entities: Ashton Carter, Military Training, North Korea, Deterrence, United States

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Carter on Budget

May 7 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter talks about the department's budget and strategy. He speaks at the National Press Club in Washington. (Source: Bloomberg) ... [Published BusinessWeek - May 07 2013]

Entities: Ashton Carter, United States, Source: Bloomberg LP

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

Pentagon Agencies Under Scrutiny for Cost Cuts, Carter Says

The Defense Department is looking for ways to cut the size and budgets for agencies and staff that provide support to the active-duty military, Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said.The Pentagon is “driving down the tail to strengthen the tooth,” ... [Published Bloomberg - May 07 2013]

Entities: Ashton Carter, Office of the Secretary of Defense, General Martin Dempsey, Joint Chiefs of Staff

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...of the total acquisition workforce, which encompasses program management, engineering, contracting and product support disciplines," Carter said. "we know that the quality of our people is an essential ingredient to our success as an acquisition enterprise."

DOD officials outline next steps in acquisition reform [Published Federal Computer Week - 1 hour ago]

...$ The review represents "a clear delineation of choices we may [have to] make" under sequestration, Carter said

Week Ahead: House dives into defense spending bills [Published The Hill - May 20 2013]

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Afghanistan’s Security Transition: A Discussion... [Published Brookings Upcoming Events - May 14 2013] Event Information May 21, 201311:30 AM - 12:30 PM EDT Falk AuditoriumBrookings Institution1775 Massachusetts Avenue NWWashington, DC 20036 Register for the Event The coming year in Afghanistan will feature continued U.S. and NATO troop withdrawals, ...
North Korea’s growing missile threat [Published Shadow Government - Apr 22 2013] !--[if gte mso 9]><![endif]--> While America's attention has been drawn to last week'sterrorist attack upon Boston, events in North Korea continue to be cause forconcern. The revelation last month that North Korea has taken "initial steps"to ...
New Budget Spells More Uncertainty for DoD – Na... [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - Apr 16 2013] 5 2,013 By Lawrence P. Farrell Jr. President Barack Obama sent to Congress a proposed defense budget of $526.6 billion for fiscal year 2014. That top line, however, ignores the fact that it would be subject to a $52 billion sequester cut, as Congress ...
Sri Lanka and Indian / American Agendas [Published groundviews - Apr 07 2013] The good Ambassador caught in a moment denying the existence of rape in Sri Lanka Having read a post by HE Jaliya Wickramasuriya, our Ambassador in the USA, titled “A Role for Sri Lanka in US Pivot to Asia” , I thought it may be ideal to understand ...
President Obama to Return 5% of his Salary -- B... [Published Cleveland Tea Party Patriots - Apr 04 2013] As a show of solidarity with federal workers being forced to take furlough's over the Democrats inability to curb their out of control spending habits and the implementation of the Sequester cuts, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and his Deputy Ashton Carter ...

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