Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system intercepted more than 400 rockets targeted at densely-populated locations in Israel, accounting for an 85 percent success rate, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday. According to
MoreThe House approved legislation Friday to increase the number of visas issued to foreign-born graduates of U.S. universities with advanced technical degrees, The Hill newspaper reports. However, Pete Kasperowicz writes the Senate
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U.S. and Chinese soldiers completed a joint disaster relief exercise Friday in an effort to promote joint military cooperation between the two countries, Reuters reports. Terri Yue Jones writes this was the
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The White House is objecting to language in the Senate’s defense authorization bill calling on the Pentagon to cut 5 percent of its civilian and contractor workforce between 2013 and 2017, the
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In a unanimous vote Wednesday, the Senate passed a bill requiring the Department of Homeland Security to undergo and pass a full audit by fiscal year 2013. Federal News Radio reports the
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Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) has proposed removing provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act to eliminate language requiring the Defense to cut 5 percent of its civilian and contractor workers between fiscal
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Chuck Hagel, a Nebraska Republican who served two terms in the Senate, is reportedly being considered as a potential successor to either Defense Secretary Leon Panetta or Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
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A bill intended to increase the amount of visas given to foreign-born graduates of U.S. universities with advanced technical degrees could pass the full House chamber this week, National Journal reports. Juliana
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A new space weather forecast system could cost between $1 billion and $2 billion over the next 10 years, a panel of space scientists told a House subcommitee Wednesday. Mashable reports the
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A new dashboard is live for agencies and businesses to track the federal government’s information technology spending on governmentwide acquisition contracts, the General Services Administration announced Wednesday. The GWAC Dashboard contains non-classified
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