<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>DoD Buzz &#187; Policy</title> <atom:link href="http://www.dodbuzz.com/category/policy/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.dodbuzz.com</link> <description>Online Defense and Acquisition Journal</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:43:15 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>CSBA: Pentagon must plan for more cuts</title><link>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/02/08/csba-pentagon-must-plan-for-more-cuts/</link> <comments>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/02/08/csba-pentagon-must-plan-for-more-cuts/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:18:06 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[International]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=25735</guid> <description><![CDATA[Get ready -- here comes the sequestration monster again]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/02/08/csba-pentagon-must-plan-for-more-cuts/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>10</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Running to stand still</title><link>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/02/03/running-to-stand-still/</link> <comments>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/02/03/running-to-stand-still/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:41:59 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Philip Ewing</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=25698</guid> <description><![CDATA[Another day, another proposal to protect DoD's budget, another round of deadlock. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/02/03/running-to-stand-still/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>57</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>HASC Chairman on BRAC: ‘Kill it’</title><link>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/02/02/hasc-chairman-on-brac-kill-it/</link> <comments>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/02/02/hasc-chairman-on-brac-kill-it/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:47:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Michael Hoffman</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=25687</guid> <description><![CDATA[U.S. Rep. Buck McKeon tells the Pentagon he has no plans of standing up another Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/02/02/hasc-chairman-on-brac-kill-it/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>14</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The hometown backlash gambit</title><link>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/02/01/the-hometown-backlash-gambit/</link> <comments>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/02/01/the-hometown-backlash-gambit/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:19:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Philip Ewing</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=25674</guid> <description><![CDATA[SecDef's worry about base closures is getting through to towns across the U.S. Can DoD and Congress use that groundswell to protect tomorrow's budgets? ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/02/01/the-hometown-backlash-gambit/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>131</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Your piece of the sequestration pie</title><link>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/02/01/your-piece-of-the-sequestration-pie/</link> <comments>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/02/01/your-piece-of-the-sequestration-pie/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:40:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Philip Ewing</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=25667</guid> <description><![CDATA[A report hopes to broaden the resistance to DoD budget reductions by warning that cuts would affect the whole country.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/02/01/your-piece-of-the-sequestration-pie/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>36</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>An altered landscape</title><link>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/01/26/an-altered-landscape/</link> <comments>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/01/26/an-altered-landscape/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:31:44 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Philip Ewing</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=25637</guid> <description><![CDATA[The waiting and debating is over. Now there's an actual roadmap for DoD's planned build-down.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/01/26/an-altered-landscape/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>34</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Judgment day</title><link>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/01/26/judgement-day/</link> <comments>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/01/26/judgement-day/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:15:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Philip Ewing</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=25630</guid> <description><![CDATA[SecDef and Gen. Dempsey unveil the long-dreaded program cuts in this year's budget submission.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/01/26/judgement-day/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>87</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>HASC Vice Chair dismisses proposed base closures</title><link>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/01/26/house-armed-services-committee-vice-chair-dismisses-proposed-base-closures/</link> <comments>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/01/26/house-armed-services-committee-vice-chair-dismisses-proposed-base-closures/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:17:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Michael Hoffman</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=25623</guid> <description><![CDATA[Rep. Mac Thornberry, House Armed Services Committee vice chair, expects his colleagues to push back against any Pentagon recommendation for an additional round of base closures.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/01/26/house-armed-services-committee-vice-chair-dismisses-proposed-base-closures/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>18</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>CSBA: Our weapons mix is ‘out of whack’</title><link>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/01/24/csba-our-weapons-mix-is-out-of-whack/</link> <comments>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/01/24/csba-our-weapons-mix-is-out-of-whack/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:45:01 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Air]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cyber Security]]></category> <category><![CDATA[International]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Land]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Naval]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=25605</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Pentagon must continue to tweak its weapons mix if it wants to meet the military challenges of this century, a study concludes.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/01/24/csba-our-weapons-mix-is-out-of-whack/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>55</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Could Boeing give LCS more punch?</title><link>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/01/19/could-boeing-give-lcs-more-punch/</link> <comments>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/01/19/could-boeing-give-lcs-more-punch/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:41:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Philip Ewing</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Naval]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=25565</guid> <description><![CDATA[An advanced new missile could potentially mean big changes for the littoral combat ship. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/01/19/could-boeing-give-lcs-more-punch/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>101</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Another year of living dangerously</title><link>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/01/17/another-year-of-living-dangerously/</link> <comments>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/01/17/another-year-of-living-dangerously/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:22:23 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Philip Ewing</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=25555</guid> <description><![CDATA[Lawmakers want to try again to save DoD from sequestration, but it'll be months, if ever, before anything happens.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/01/17/another-year-of-living-dangerously/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>39</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The defense industry’s new favorite buzzword</title><link>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/01/05/the-defense-industrys-new-favorite-buzzword/</link> <comments>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/01/05/the-defense-industrys-new-favorite-buzzword/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:27:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Philip Ewing</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=25470</guid> <description><![CDATA[DoD has a hot new doctrine, "reversibility," and it could become a key weapon for defenders of budgets and programs.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/01/05/the-defense-industrys-new-favorite-buzzword/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>22</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Obama telegraphs the big punch</title><link>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/01/05/obama-telegraphs-the-big-punch/</link> <comments>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/01/05/obama-telegraphs-the-big-punch/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:08:04 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Philip Ewing</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=25462</guid> <description><![CDATA[The announcement of a new "strategy" at the Pentagon was the prelude to what looks like a tough defense budget year.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/01/05/obama-telegraphs-the-big-punch/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>28</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>DoD’s “21st century priorities”</title><link>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/01/05/dods-21st-century-priorities/</link> <comments>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/01/05/dods-21st-century-priorities/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:51:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Philip Ewing</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=25458</guid> <description><![CDATA[President Obama and Secretary Panetta set the table for America's coming defense build-down. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/01/05/dods-21st-century-priorities/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>24</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>2012: The year ahead</title><link>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/01/03/2012-the-year-ahead/</link> <comments>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/01/03/2012-the-year-ahead/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:10:23 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Philip Ewing</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=25432</guid> <description><![CDATA[The outline for the big crunch and a major election are two key events already on the calendar for the new year.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/01/03/2012-the-year-ahead/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>43</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>2011: The year that was</title><link>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2011/12/30/2011-the-year-that-was/</link> <comments>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2011/12/30/2011-the-year-that-was/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:12:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Philip Ewing</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=25425</guid> <description><![CDATA[Looking back at the Washington saga that left the U.S. military worrying it would become a "paper tiger."]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2011/12/30/2011-the-year-that-was/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>14</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The year of the chopping block</title><link>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2011/12/29/the-chopping-block/</link> <comments>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2011/12/29/the-chopping-block/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:46:24 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Philip Ewing</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=25414</guid> <description><![CDATA[There's no telling just how many programs are in the crosshairs as DoD tries to deal with the prospect of reduced budget growth.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2011/12/29/the-chopping-block/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>47</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The coming defense ‘train wreck’</title><link>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2011/12/22/the-coming-defense-train-wreck/</link> <comments>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2011/12/22/the-coming-defense-train-wreck/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:25:27 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Philip Ewing</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=25396</guid> <description><![CDATA[A year-ahead forecast paints a bleak picture of another year of dysfunction for the military-industrial-congressional complex.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2011/12/22/the-coming-defense-train-wreck/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>132</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Pentagon’s ‘savings’ illusions</title><link>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2011/12/20/the-pentagons-savings-illusions/</link> <comments>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2011/12/20/the-pentagons-savings-illusions/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:51:02 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Philip Ewing</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=25358</guid> <description><![CDATA[A commentator argues that politicians' short-term priorities get in the way of the military's true, big-picture needs. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2011/12/20/the-pentagons-savings-illusions/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>68</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Weekend wrap: Expeditionary links</title><link>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2011/12/16/weekend-wrap-expeditionary-links-28/</link> <comments>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2011/12/16/weekend-wrap-expeditionary-links-28/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:00:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Philip Ewing</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=25344</guid> <description><![CDATA[The week that was. The links that were. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2011/12/16/weekend-wrap-expeditionary-links-28/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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