Pentagon Looks to Cut 5 to 6 Percent of Workforce

New defense budget calls for civilian jobs cuts and base closures.

Behold Lockheed’s Sea Ghost

Lockheed debuts images of its competitor to Northrop Grumman’s X-47B.

Expect Layoffs if Congress Can’t Budget Right

DoD will be forced to cut its workforce if the FY-14 budget grows beyond the limits of sequestration.

Pax River Graduates a Dozen Systems Engineers

Capt. Ted Mills to step down and retire.

F-35B Successfully Releases an AIM-120 Missile

Pax River’s Joint Strike Fighter test team continues to make testing progress.

Number of Furlough Days Reduced from 22 to 14

The Pentagon scales back furlough days, even as one of its unions asks it to cancel them all together.

Furloughs Could Endanger Security Clearances

A Maine Senator notices that furloughs could affect federal workers’ credit ratings and endanger clearances.

White House Wants Another $100 Billion in Defense Cuts

Obama would offset sequestration in other areas by cutting the Pentagon.

Continuing Resolution Passes the Senate

The House must now approve Senate amendments and forward the bill to Obama to avoid a shutdown.

DoD to Begin Issuing Furlough Notices this Week

Meanwhile, a fight over the MEADS missile program stalls a continuing budget resolution in Congress.