President Barack Obama intends to nominate Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Lloyd Austin as the next commander of U.S. Central Command, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced in a release Thursday. If
MoreThe name of Google Chairman Eric Schmidt is being speculated for a post in President Barack Obama’s cabinet during his second term in office, the Washington Examiner reports. Paul Bedard writes potential
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Leasing activity from the federal government’s landlord saw a dramatic fall between fiscal years 2011 and 2012, Federal Times reports. Citing a survey from real estate provider Jones Lang LaSalle, Andy Medici
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U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and acting Iraqi Defense Minister Saadoun al-Dlimi signed an agreement Thursday on security and defense cooperation for the next five years, American Forces Press Service reports. Jim
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The Office of Management and Budget has directed the Defense Department to start planning for budget cuts under sequestration, American Forces Press Service reports. Pentagon Press Secretary George Little told reporters the
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The nomination of Air Force Maj. Gen. Christopher Bogdan to lead the F-35 program will become official Thursday, program office spokesman Joe DellaVedova has told Defense News. Bogdan, nominated in July, will
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Four CEOs of aerospace and defense firms are again urging Congress and the White House to work together on avoiding the fiscal cliff, Aviation Week reports. At the same time, those four
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The Senate voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a $650 billion authorization package for the Defense Department in fiscal year 2013, Defense News reports. John Bennett writes the next step is for a
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NATO has approved Turkeyâs request to acquire Patriot anti-missile batteries for defending against potential airstrikes by Syria, American Forces Press Service reports. Nick Simeone writes the U.S., Germany and Netherlands will supply
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The National Archives and Records Administration has appointed 11-year agency veteran Pamela Wright to the newly-created position of chief innovation officer, with responsibility for developing new ways to share records with the
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