Bad Spending Outlook for Defense & Officers
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around the Internet concerning the Naval Air Station Patuxent River economic community. The opinions expressed here do not necessarily reflect those of the Leader’s owners or staff.
Deloitte’s 2013 outlook is nothing but bad news for U.S. defense spending, reports Breaking Defense.
Budget bill reduces generals and flag officers, over several years eliminating 102 top jobs, reports Navy times.
Software and helmet weak links on route to JSF capability, reports Aviation Week. But not even sequestration is stopping the forward progress of the F-35 program, says Flight Global.
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper declassified some PRISM details in wake of NSA leak, reports CNN Security. Online petition to the White House calls for pardoning Edward Snowden, the analyst who leaked the PRISM details, reports GovExec. Sen. Dianne Feinstein calls act “act of treason,” reports The Hill.
Quartz questions, as do “netizens,” why the analyst fled to Hong Kong. and also says, the biggest threat of leaks is the lowly IT tech.
Senior officials of U.S. security agencies will brief House and Senate lawmakers today on the leak, reports The Hill.
Another online petition to the White House challenges the need for 11 furlough days to be imposed on civilian employees, noting the secretary of defense said furloughs are not absolutely necessary at the Navy and Air Force, reports Gov Exec.
A Defense Industry Daily update reports, the P-8 Poseidon is in the design data leak attributed last month to Chinese hackers.
House amendment seeks standardized camouflage throughout services, reports Military.com.
Contract awarded for the latest variant airborne jammer for the Hornets and Super Hornets, reports Defence Talk.
The White House could decide this week to arm Syrian rebels, reports Military.com.
House panel denies Pentagon shift of $442 million within its 2013 budget.moving, including a $47 million from the Navy RQ-4 Triton unmanned surveillance aircraft, reports Defense News.
Third weather satellite back up and functional, reports FCW.
