Navy Adm. Cecil D. Haney, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, has been nominated by President Barack Obama to head U.S. Strategic Command, the American Forces Press Service reported Monday. Haney would
MoreJon Rymer, current inspector general at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., has been appointed to serve as IG at the Defense Department, GovExec reported Monday. Charles Clark writes the Pentagon’s IG post
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Rep. Joaquin Castro has revealed the immigration overhaul bill needs a strong majority of 70 votes in the Senate for the legislation to move forward in the House of Representatives, The Hill
MoreThe Senate Appropriations Committee defense subcommittee has approved an Air Force request to continue funding for the $391 billion F-35 fighter jet program, FedScoop reported Thursday. Cory Bennett writes that the upper chamber panel’s verdict echoes the
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The French government has offered to supply Dassault Aviation-built Rafale fighter jets to Qatar’s army, Reuters reported Sunday. Sylvia Westall writes French President Francois Hollande was in Doha for a meeting with
MoreThe Government Accountability Office estimates that more than 3,400 executives from 27 defense contractors would have exceeded the current salary cap if their annual pay was mandated to match that of the
MoreThe NASA Langley Research Center has formed a partnership with the Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing to research and develop new surface engineering technologies and manufacturing systems. As a government member, NASA will
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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has bared that the Pentagon is working to increase military capabilities to deter cyber attacks and nuclear programs, the American Forces Press Service reported Thursday. Karen Parrish writes Hagel
MoreAs the Senate attempts to push through a controversial immigration bill, a “surge” of border patrol agents is poised to be included in the legislation that would sway the votes of as
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