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- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. // United States Government Manual;2006/2007, p149
This article offers an overview of the operation of the U.S. Department of Defense in 2006. The officers of the agency include Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England. The department is responsible for providing the military forces needed to deter war and...
- Acquisition Process Needs To Be Simplified, Pentagon Official Says. Fein, Geoff // Defense Daily;9/28/2005, Vol. 227 Issue 59, p3
The article reports that according to acting U.S. Defense Secretary Gordon England, the Defense Department's acquisition system is too complex and that if it could be simplified it would be much easier to control. The statement was made during testimony at a Senate Armed Services Committee...
- England Considers Removing JSF From Supplemental. DiMascio, Jen // Defense Daily;3/7/2007, Vol. 233 Issue 43, p1
The article reports that U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England considers removing the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and other fixed-wing aircraft from the 2007 emergency supplemental budget. If he chooses that course of action, the Defense Department would reallocate the money for the...
- DEPUTY DEFENSE SECRETARY SIGNS NEW PERSONNEL SYSTEM INTO EFFECT. Smith, Steven Donald // Defense AT&L;Sep/Oct2006, Vol. 35 Issue 5, p66
The article reports that the U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England has signed a directive to implement the new National Security Personnel System during a roll-out ceremony. The Department of Defense is initiating the human resources phase of such system. Employees will be converted to...
- DEFENSE TRANSFORMATION EFFORTS GAIN MOMENTUM, OFFICIALS SAY. Gilmore, Gerry J. // Defense AT&L;Mar/Apr2008, Vol. 37 Issue 2, p51
The article reports on the efforts of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to transform into a leaner, a more efficient 21st-century organization. Deputy Undersecretary of Defense Paul A. Brinkley told the reporters that improving efficiency all over the department is one of the main priority of...
- Hidden Costs. Eland, Ivan // American Conservative;1/15/2007, Vol. 6 Issue 1, p16
The article talks about the request of President George W. Bush administration for a $100-$128 billion in emergency supplemental spending in addition to the $447 billion 2007 budget of the U.S. Department of Defense. The military services provide less detail on how the money is spent and in line...
- Deputy defense secretary wary of fixes to Pentagon management. Tiron, Roxana // Hill;6/27/2007, Vol. 14 Issue 78, p18
The article reports on the rejection of Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England on congressional directives in changing Pentagon management in U.S. The House and Senate defense authorization bills calls for creation of chief management officer and establishing full-time undersecretary, but...
- HOT SEAT. // Government Executive;12/01/2005, Vol. 37 Issue 21, p11
The article presents the quote from Gordon England, acting deputy defense secretary, on United States Defense Department's new civilian management system.
- England Tells Senators FY '10 Budget May Take On Key Navy, Air Force Issues. DiMascio, Jen // Defense Daily;2/13/2008, Vol. 237 Issue 29, p5
The article reports that the budget for fiscal year 2010 may begin to take on the affordability of the U.S. Navy's plan to buy and sustain 313 ships and the U.S. Air Force's mammoth list of unfunded requirements, according to Gordon England, deputy secretary of the U.S. Defense Department....
