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		<title>Uncle Sam wants advice on employing Guard members&#160;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 16:04:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Gillentine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Department of Defense is asking employers to participate in a survey designed to gain insight into the benefits and challenges of employing members of the Guard and Reserve. National Guard and Reserve members comprise about 50 percent of the miltiary&#8217;s total strength, making them a vital link to the national security. &#8220;If we are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DoD warns of crisis if 2011 budget isn&#8217;t passed</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 19:05:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Gillentine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Obama&#8217;s 2012 budget is out, but the Pentagon is facing larger concerns: the 2011 budget. Four months into the fiscal year, Congress has yet to pass the 2011 budget, instead, operating the government under a continuing resolution at 2010 levels. That could leave the Pentagon strapped for equipment and programs, according to defense officials. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spring contractors pick up new, expanded jobs&#160;</title>
		<link>http://csbj.com/2010/10/06/spring-contractors-pick-up-new-expanded-jobs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2010 21:50:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becky Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Five area companies have added new or expanded Department of Defense projects They include: Honeywell Technology Solutions in Colorado Springs was awarded a $26.1 million contract to procure a satellite tracking antenna for the satellite control network at New Boston Air Force Station. ITT Systems Corp.’s Colorado Springs operation added an $18.5 million award to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DoD seeks to cut costs without affecting contractors&#160;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 15:27:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Gillentine</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aerospace/Defense]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Department of Defense contracting guidelines seek to cut department costs while maintaining profit for defense companies. But can both be done at the same time? The guidelines are supposed to improve management, while giving defense companies incentives to lower production costs. The idea is to cut unnecessary expenses, say DoD officials. “With incentives, profitability [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Defense Department, state reach chemical storage settlement&#160;</title>
		<link>http://csbj.com/2010/05/14/defense-department-state-reach-chemical-storage-settlement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 16:39:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Gillentine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has reached an agreement with the Department of Defense about the chemical weapons stored at the Pueblo Chemical Depot. The agreement requires additional monitoring procedures of the mustard agent currently stored at the depot. The final agreement is pending the U.S. District Court judge&#8217;s approval, and ends [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bill would bar contracting with delinquent companies&#160;</title>
		<link>http://csbj.com/2010/04/22/bill-bars-contracts-with-contracts-for-companies-with-unpaid-taxes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 22:06:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Gillentine</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[contracts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Department of Defense]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[House Appropriations Committee]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you haven&#8217;t paid your taxes, Uncle Sam isn&#8217;t going to give your company the defense contract. The bill was approved by the House Armed Services Committee earlier this week, and would give the government about $1 billion a year through additional taxes. The tax-delinquent provision is an amendment to the committee&#8217;s acquisition act that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DoD to hold public health symposium&#160;</title>
		<link>http://csbj.com/2009/10/19/dod-to-hold-public-health-symposium/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:40:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Gillentine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Northern Command is looking for a few good policy makers, health care providers and academics. The Department of Defense is seeking white papers to assist the military in creating a response to a national public health emergency. The military wants to know how to best use the broad capabilities of the combined services &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DoD awards health provider contracts&#160;</title>
		<link>http://csbj.com/2009/07/14/dod-awards-health-provider-contracts/</link>
		<comments>http://csbj.com/2009/07/14/dod-awards-health-provider-contracts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:33:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Gillentine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TriWest will once again provide the managed care support to the Department of Defense program for the state of Colorado. The Department of Defense announced the contract &#8211; estimated at a worth of more than $16.9 billion &#8211; earlier this week. The contract will assist the military health system in 21 other western and mid-western [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fort Carson funding could stay though troops not coming&#160;</title>
		<link>http://csbj.com/2009/06/30/fort-carson-funding-could-stay-though-troops-not-coming/</link>
		<comments>http://csbj.com/2009/06/30/fort-carson-funding-could-stay-though-troops-not-coming/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:24:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becky Hurley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Daily News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[construction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Department of Defense]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Associated Press and Army Times report that Fort Carson might get to keep more than $500 million to improve its facilities even though it&#8217;s no longer receiving a new brigade combat team. A Defense Department budget bill for the year ending Sept. 30, 2010, that was approved by the Senate Armed Services Committee this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Springs again named to top 10 list for defense jobs&#160;</title>
		<link>http://csbj.com/2009/04/21/springs-again-named-to-top-10-list-for-defense-jobs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:38:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becky Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In every recession, there&#8217;s a bull market somewhere. In 2009, it&#8217;s for security-cleared professionals in the defense, aerospace and homeland security industries, according to ClearanceJobs.com. which has named its top 10 U.S. cities for such positions. Colorado Springs is one of 10 cities named as one of the country&#8217;s most active markets for defense-related hiring, [...]]]></description>
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