House Passes Pentagon Spending Bill
The House passed a full Fiscal Year 2013 spending bill allowing the military more flexibility in programming sequestration cuts on…
Senate Confirms New Leaders for CENTCOM and AFRICOM
The Senate has confirmed two regional commanders, following delays, according to a Wednesday release from the Department of Defense.…
Kearsarge ARG Deploys Friday
Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) will depart for a Middle East and the…
Navy Defends Monday’s LCS Contract Award
The U.S. Navy’s chief shipbuilder is defending Monday’s $1.4 billion awards for the next four Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) in…
Lockheed Successfully Defends Aegis Contract
Lockheed Martin beat Boeing and Raytheon to win a $100.7 million contract to for five years worth of upgrades to…
House to Hagel: Downgrade the UAV and Cyber Medal
Almost 50 House leaders called on Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel to lower the precedence of a new medal designed…
House Offers DoD Budget Scalpel Instead of Axe
The U.S. House of Representatives revealed a stopgap bill to allow the Department of Defense more flexibility to apply cuts…
Budget Cuts Could Pull Navy Out of The War on Drugs
U.S. Navy frigates will stop patrolling for drug runners by April because of forced sequestration budget cuts, a Navy spokesman…
Secretary Ray Mabus’ Sequestration Message
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Cuts Mean Veterans Wait Longer for Arlington Burial
The ten percent sequestration cuts across the Department of Defense budget will increase wait times at Arlington National Cemetery, a…