Christopher J. Castelli

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The Insider | November 5, 2010

Executive departments and agencies have been using ad hoc, agency-specific policies, procedures and markings to safeguard and control so-called "controlled unclassified" information, but the White House is moving to change that.

Daily News | November 3, 2010

Huge Republican gains in Tuesday's election have put defense hawks and deficit hawks in the GOP on a collision course over whether to slash defense spending to reduce mounting U.S. debt.

Daily News | October 27, 2010

To kick off his tenure as Marine Corps commandant, Gen. James Amos this week issued broad guidance directing service officials to lighten the force, challenge prevailing notions about tactics and boost capabilities for key missions like cyberwarfare.

The Insider | October 22, 2010

Today at the Marine Corps Barracks on Capitol Hill, Gen. James Amos officially took over as Marine Corps commandant as his predecessor, Gen. James Conway, stepped down from the role.

The Insider | October 20, 2010

Since Inside the Pentagon broke big news last week about management problems at Northrop Grumman's shipyard in Newport News, VA, we've learned from the Defense Contract Management Agency that Newport News is noncompliant with 16 of the Pentagon's 32 rules for earned value management.

Daily News | October 19, 2010

Recently uncovered shortcomings in Northrop Grumman's systems for managing the cost and schedule of multibillion-dollar shipbuilding programs reflect challenges facing the defense industry at large, Northrop CEO and President Wes Bush said today.

Daily News | October 15, 2010

Northrop Grumman today filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission to pave the way for a potential spin-off of the contractor's shipbuilding business.

Daily News | October 14, 2010

The House Armed Services Committee is urging the Pentagon to shift money into a handful of unfunded counterinsurgency projects for the Afghanistan war and to provide lawmakers with a tardy irregular warfare plan.

Daily News | October 12, 2010

The Pentagon needs a new round of base closures, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz said today.

Daily News | September 30, 2010

The incoming Dutch coalition government plans to cut defense spending by 600 million euros ($816 million) and limit Joint Strike Fighter procurement to a second test aircraft during its four-year term.

Daily News | September 21, 2010

The Pentagon is seeking permission from Congress to shift hundreds of millions of dollars into military intelligence programs and other initiatives to meet urgent needs identified by Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. and allied commander in Afghanistan.

Daily News | September 14, 2010

Pentagon acquisition chief Ashton Carter today released new guidance for boosting the department's buying power by making affordability a requirement for weapon systems, seeking to eliminate redundant defense programs and taking various other steps.

Daily News | September 2, 2010

The Pentagon's procurement shop has officially designated numerous acquisition posts to be "key leadership positions" that must be filled by military officials of a certain rank.

Daily News | August 31, 2010

Pentagon acquisition chief Ashton Carter has commissioned a new study of the Defense Department's basic research program, a key element of the military's science and technology portfolio.

The Insider | August 19, 2010

The White House issued an executive order Aug. 18 to establish a Classified National Security Information Program designed to safeguard and govern access to classified national security information that is shared by the federal government with state, local, tribal and private sector (SLTPS) entities.

Daily News | August 16, 2010

In response to a blue-ribbon panel's criticism of the Pentagon's Quadrennial Defense Review, Defense Secretary Robert Gates is defending the department's approach to force planning and rebuffing the panel's call for a 346-ship Navy.

The Insider | August 16, 2010

Defense Secretary Robert Gates hopes to step down next year, he says in an interview with Foreign Policy magazine.

The Insider | August 12, 2010

Four Virginia congressmen -- Randy Forbes (R), Glenn Nye (D), Bobby Scott (D) and Rob Wittman (R) -- announced today that they will host a roundtable discussion next week on the Pentagon's plans to eliminate U.S. Joint Forces Command in Norfolk, VA.

The Insider | August 12, 2010

Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he was not surprised when Virginia's governor and congressional delegation balked at the Pentagon's plans to close Joint Forces Command in Norfolk, VA.

The Insider | August 10, 2010

EADS North America said today its CEO, Sean O’Keefe, was a passenger on a private aircraft that crashed in Alaska last night.

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