DoD to Begin Issuing Furlough Notices this Week

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DoD furlough notices will start coming out this week, FCW reports.

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One Senator’s push to kill the “missile to nowhere” is stalling the continuing resolution in Congress, Defense News reports. The Hill reports that the MEADS program could get a last-minute reprieve.

The Congressional Budget Office warns the Pentagon to be ready for years of defense spending cuts, Navy Times reports.

A British RAF pilot flies the nation’s first training sortie in the F-35B, according to FlightGlobal. Lockheed’s Joint Strike Fighter VP retires amid criticism, DoD Buzz reports.

The Pentagon plans to deploy more than 100 cyber teams by 2015, NextGov reports.

Wired examines three replacement options for the super carrier.