The Defense Department has implemented a mandatory training program on the updated military retirement system for eligible service members ahead of the system’s Jan. 1, 2018 effective date, DoD News reported Wednesday. Lisa Ferdinando
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The Congressional Budget Office has estimated that the unclassified provisions of the 2017 Intelligence Authorization Act will cost $454 million to implement from 2017 to 2022. CBO said Monday the bill would authorize a $562 million
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A group of 19 House Republican members has called on President Donald Trump to clarify his presidential memorandum that imposes a hiring freeze on federal civilian employees. The lawmakers said in letter published Wednesday the
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Defense Secretary James Mattis has issued a memo that outlines a spending plan that seeks to prioritize near-term readiness and postpone equipment modernization efforts until 2019, Breaking Defense reported Wednesday. Sydney J.
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Technicians from the 575th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron have completed modifications to the U.S. military’s T-38C Talon jet trainers as part of a $50 million aircraft modernization project. The U.S. Air Force said Monday the
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The Marine Depot Maintenance Command has begun work to refurbish and up-armor a fleet of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles for the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force at an MDMC facility in
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President Donald Trump has said Lockheed Martin moved to lower the price of the next batch of 90 F-35s by approximately $600 million, The Washington Post reported Monday. Aaron Gregg writes Trump made the statement after weeks
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Officials at the Defense Department have said Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will continue to provide military advice to the National Security Council, DoD News reported
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Lt. Gen. James McConville, the U.S. Army‘s deputy chief of staff, has said the service branch plans to update its personnel management system in an effort to gain knowledge on the behaviors and skills
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Senior leaders of the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps have established a joint task force to identify new tactics for soldiers to engage enemies in the battlefield as part of the service branches’ multi-domain
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