Two More Furlough Days, Readiness Still Suffers
The Deputy Secretary of Defense makes the news rounds to tout a DoD budget realignment that rolls back the unpopular civilian furloughs and also to warn of a loss of military readiness as a result of sequestration.
Unmanned Commercial Aviation Advances
Industry is making progress with the FAA for airspace to test commercial drones and will also pick up access to the DoD bandwidth in 2015.
Congress Recesses, DoD Orders 20% in HQ Reductions
As DoD prepares to reduce its own HQ management overhead, officials continue to seek ways to reduce the number of furlough days imposed on civilians.
Strategic Choices for DoD Are All Bad
None of the three budget scenarios in the wide sweeping review reach the savings target set for the Pentagon, says Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel.
Sequestration a Waiting Game for Contractors
Waiting for awards and RFPs during sequestration is like the last month of pregnancy; delivery is coming, but it doesn’t feel soon enough. No waiting for a Senate subcommittee, which ignored sequestration when marking up the FY14 DoD budget.
Furlough Days Could Be Reduced to Five
Pentagon officials search for other budget savings to reduce the number of furlough days. The loss of a full workforce on both Mondays and Fridays is harming productivity.
First Commercial Drone Gets the Nod from FAA
As commercial operations get certification to begin working with drones in vacant airspace a Pax River team develops the inter-communications technology for real-time data sharing across multiple platforms.
Primes Are Resilient in Second Quarter Financials
While the large contractors are holding their own, the DoD budget struggles across the floor of the House.
100 Amendments OK’d for House DoD Budget Debate
Amendments on NSA email surveillance, arms to Syria and the US role in Egypt are among those approved for consideration as the House tackles the DoD budget bill.
Defense Spending Bill Winds Toward House Floor
Republican leadership struggles to keep spending bill on track with NSA surveillance funds intact and without restrictions regarding actions in Egypt or Syria.
