President Barack Obama intends to nominate Eric Fanning, currently deputy under secretary and deputy chief management officer at the Department of the Navy, to be the next under secretary of the Air
MoreThe Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee recommends moving $5 billion from the Defense Department’s base budget into a separate spending bill for Afghanistan operations, Defense News reports. Kate Brannen reports the transfer would
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The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps are expected to spend close to half of the military’s electronic warfare budget for fiscal years 2008 through 2017, Aviation Week reports. Citing data from online
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Army Lt. Gen. Ronald Burgess Jr., head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, officially retired after 38 years of military service Tuesday at a ceremony in Washington. Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, nominated by
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Defense Secretary Leon Panetta recently discussed potential impacts of $500 billion in sequestration cuts with several CEOs and senior executives of major government contracting firms, including CACI International CEO Dan Allen. Defense
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The number of security clearances held by contractors slightly declined in 2011 compared to 2010, according to Fierce Government. Citing a report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Molly
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The House approved a $606 billion defense spending bill Thursday, including $518 billion in base funds plus $87.7 billion for the Afghanistan war and other overseas operations, Reuters reports. According to David
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