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National Defense Week 6/25/2009

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National Defense Week

[1] Mass. lawmakers urge Army to keep multimillion-dollar contract in state

2. [2] Lawmaker says he’ll urge appropriators to kill Osprey program

3. [3] Senate Defense bill to raise military pay by 3.4 percent

4. [4] Pay parity supporters push for 3.4 percent civilian raise

5. [5] From Nextgov.com: Defense announces new modernization program in wake of FCS

6. [6] Agency turf battles thwart efforts to combat arms trafficking

7. [7] Senate approves $106 billion supplemental conference report

8. [8] Senator considers buying more fighter jets for Navy

9. [9] Quote of the week

Mass. lawmakers urge Army to keep multimillion-dollar contract in state By Robert Brodsky

Defense contractor plans to close New Bedford plant producing military backpacks and relocate work to Puerto Rico.

Full story: [10] http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=43027&dcn=e_ndw

Lawmaker says he’ll urge appropriators to kill Osprey programBy Otto Kreisher, CongressDaily

Officials defend the hybrid tilt-rotor aircraft, describing it as an essential weapon system.

Full story: [11] http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=43021&dcn=e_ndw

Senate Defense bill to raise military pay by 3.4 percentFrom CongressDaily

Plan sets pay hike a half-percent higher than the Obama administration requested.

Full story: [12] http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=43022&dcn=e_ndw

Pay parity supporters push for 3.4 percent civilian raiseBy Alyssa Rosenberg

Figure would exceed Obama’s request for civilians by 1.4 percentage points.

Full story: [13] http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=43023&dcn=e_ndw

From Nextgov.com: Defense announces new modernization program in wake of FCSBy Bob Brewin

5. Plan will incorporate network technologies developed for troubled weapons program.

Full story: [14] http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=43020&dcn=e_ndw

Agency turf battles thwart efforts to combat arms traffickingBy Katherine McIntire Peters

ICE and ATF don’t coordinate operations or collect and analyze data effectively, watchdog says.

Full story: [15] http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=42997&dcn=e_ndw

Senate approves $106 billion supplemental conference reportBy Humberto Sanchez and Dan Friedman, CongressDaily

Bill includes $79.9 billion for the wars Afghanistan and Iraq and $10.4 billion for the State Department and foreign operations.

Full story: [16] http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=42995&dcn=e_ndw

8. Senator considers buying more fighter jets for NavyBy Megan Scully, CongressDaily

Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., said he does not back congressional efforts to add more F-22 Raptor fighter jets or C-17 Globemaster III cargo planes to Air Force arsenal.

Full story: [17] http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=43009&dcn=e_ndw

9. [18] Following Federal TweetsNextgov.com has compiled dozens of official federal Twitter feeds in one place, so you can catch up on what agencies are tweeting about in just a few quick clicks. [19] Click here to read The Feed.

Quote of the Week:

“We need to move toward the culture of the country.”

– Office of Personnel Management Director John Berry on Tuesday on the government’s [20] eventual shift to using résumés in job applications instead of Knowledge, Skills and Abilities statements.

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[1] Mass. lawmakers urge Army to keep multimillion-dollar contract in state : http://bringwisdomtolife.com#1
[2] Lawmaker says he’ll urge appropriators to kill Osprey program: http://bringwisdomtolife.com#2
[3] Senate Defense bill to raise military pay by 3.4 percent: http://bringwisdomtolife.com#3
[4] Pay parity supporters push for 3.4 percent civilian raise: http://bringwisdomtolife.com#4
[5] From Nextgov.com: Defense announces new modernization program in wake of FCS: http://bringwisdomtolife.com#5
[6] Agency turf battles thwart efforts to combat arms trafficking: http://bringwisdomtolife.com#6
[7] Senate approves $106 billion supplemental conference report: http://bringwisdomtolife.com#7
[8] Senator considers buying more fighter jets for Navy: http://bringwisdomtolife.com#8
[9] Quote of the week: http://bringwisdomtolife.com#quote
[10] http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=43027&dcn=e_ndw: http://ndw.govexec-media.com/portal/wts/cgmcfObv3FaqzsFqjk6umcjfey3Ca
[11] http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=43021&dcn=e_ndw: http://ndw.govexec-media.com/portal/wts/cgmcfObv3FaqzsFqjk6uqcjfey3Ca
[12] http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=43022&dcn=e_ndw: http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=43022&dcn=e_ndw
[13] http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=43023&dcn=e_ndw: http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=43023&dcn=e_ndw
[14] http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=43020&dcn=e_ndw: http://ndw.govexec-media.com/portal/wts/cgmcfObv3FaqzsFqjk6u6cjfey3Ca
[15] http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=42997&dcn=e_ndw: http://ndw.govexec-media.com/portal/wts/cgmcfObv3FaqzsFqjk6u-cjfey3Ca
[16] http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=42995&dcn=e_ndw: http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=42995&dcn=e_ndw
[17] http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=43009&dcn=e_ndw: http://ndw.govexec-media.com/portal/wts/cgmcfObv3FaqzsFqjk6vecjfey3Ca
[18] Following Federal Tweets: http://ndw.govexec-media.com/portal/wts/cgmcfObv3FaqzsFqjk6vicjfey3Ca
[19] Click here to read The Feed: http://www.nextgov.com/thefeed/
[20] eventual shift: http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=43012&dcn=todaysnews

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