Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has appointed two executives to the Senior Executive Service and assigned them both to the department’s office of the chief information officer, the Pentagon announced Tuesday. Frederick J.
MoreSome U.S. Army soldiers with between 15 and 19 years of service may be eligible for early retirement as the branch undergoes a planned drawdown of forces through 2017, the branch announced
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A new Center for Strategic and International Studies report reveals the increased military spending of China, India, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan from 2000 to 2011, Defense News reports. According to Zachary
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Officials from the U.S. and China will meet to discuss an arrangement where the two countries would share logistical resources, such as fuel, when working together during counterpiracy and humanitarian missions. Air
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The Air National Guard has named Brig. Gen. James C. Witham its new deputy director. Witham, who was most recently the California National Guard chief of staff, will join the Guard’s leadership
MoreMike Vickers, undersecretary of Defense for intelligence said that the National Reconnaissance Office has new spy satellites that are âthe most significant change to our overhead architecture in at least three decades.” He addedÂ
MoreArmy Under Secretary Joseph Westphal said Thursday that as the Army prepares to downsize, some areas of the budget will not be subjected to budget cuts. According to J.D. Leipold’s story for
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Two of the country’s top intelligence officials addressed the potential effects of sequestrationTuesday at an industry seminar, CNN reports. According to Pam Benson’s story, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said sequestration
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Democrats on the House Appropriations Committee estimate the Defense Department will have to cut $60 billion from its fiscal year 2013 budget if sequestration takes effect, according to AOL Defense. That figure
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A White House deputy national security adviser recently defended the government’s use of drones in military and civilian missions, Politico reports. Ben Rhodes told PBS’ “Frontline” program the White House intends to
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