Thousand of soldiers in the U.S. military that are currently stationed across Europe will be returned to the U.S., according to a Military Times article. The ultimate goal is to reduce the
MoreAs automatic budget cuts known as sequestration have inched closer and closer to becoming a reality, numerous leaders in the Defense Department have warned against what the cuts might do to the
MoreThe Senate voted 58-41 Tuesday to confirm Chuck Hagel as the next defense secretary and will be sworn into office Wednesday, Reuters reports. Patricia Zengerle writes that four Republicans supported Hagel’s nomination
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Frank Kendall, the U.S. undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics issued a memo on February 21 allowing Defense Department program managers to discuss the potential impact of sequestration on acquisition
MoreDefense Department officials have decided to slow down payments for prime contractors to increase its cash reserve effective this week, reports Marcus Weisgerber at Defense News. Notification on the changes will start
MoreTo begin her AOL Defense article, Marion Blakey says Congress should have reformed the laws governing the export of commercial satellites a long time ago and describes them as an outmoded and
MoreThe White House is considering new laws and wants to work with allied governments on stopping theft of trade secrets from U.S. businesses, Reuters reports. Doug Palmer writes the White House released
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Robert Work, Navy undersecretary, is joining the national defense and security think tank Center for a New American Security as CEO and will start his new position April 22. Work succeeds Nate
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The U.S. Navy has released new budget guidance offering a comprehensive preview of the effect of budgets cuts and sequestration on the industrial front and sailors, reports Sam Fellman for Defense News.
MoreDefense Secretary Leon Panetta has formally notified Congress of the Pentagon’s plans to furlough its civilian employees in the event of sequestration cuts, Reuters reports. Most of the Defense Department‘s 800,000 civilian
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