Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is asking senior civilian and military personnel to examine the department’s strategies under sequestration, according to a DoD article. Pentagon press secretary George Little said Hagel wants the
MoreTeri Takai, Defense Department chief information officer, and Army Gen. Keith Alexander, commander of U.S. Cyber Command and director of the National Security Agency, both testified before lawmakers Wednesday on new approaches
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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Friday the U.S. will add 14 new anti-missile interceptors in Alaska in response to North Korea’s recent threats of a nuclear attack against the U.S., Reuters reports.
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The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute has ranked China as the fifth-largest exporter of weapons in the world. SIPRI’s Trends in International Arms Transfers report says China increased its arms exports by
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Automatic across-the-board cuts under sequestration could result in about 5,000 contract workers losing their jobs and thousands of FBI employees being furloughed, the national intelligence director said Tuesday. James Clapper told the
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The Defense Department can start putting its civilian workers on unpaid leave on April 26 unless Congress ends sequestration, Pentagon Comptroller Robert Hale said Monday. American Forces Press Service reports civilian employees
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The U.S. Air Force expects to cut $12 billion from its budget under sequestration at the same time it is facing a $1.8 billion shortfall for overseas contingency operations and a continuing
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With a 63-34 vote, the U.S. Senate has confirmed John O. Brennan as the next director of the CIA, according to a New York Times article Before voting against Brennan’s nomination, Sen. Rand
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