US & China Talk Military-to-Military
Public discussions between US and China defense secretaries mostly cordial but tensions showed during cyber questioning from the press.
Pax’s F-35 Team Makes Eight Night Sea Landings
NAS:Patuxent River F-35 Integrated Test Force moves JSF toward certification and two small Lexington Park businesses join four others to bring engineering work to Pax.
Drones Sliding from Military Budgets
Work is halting, RFPs are slipping and budgets for unmanned military vehicles are falling.
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Track your government project and your competition by searching the new app with the key words, but a government search for extraterrestrials is about to end.
For Quick Results, DoD Could ‘BRAC’ Two Commands
With the president scolding Republican hawks for holding up military needs by continuing sequestration, the Pentagon evaluates drastic budget cuts in DoD, such as eliminating two commands and 5,000 jobs.
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.
