DoD to Lay Off 84,000 Temporary Workers
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Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter tells Federal News Radio that the Pentagon is in the process of laying off 84,000 temporary workers and plans to furlough its 800,000 civilian workers one day a week for the rest of the year if sequestration hits. Defense News questions if the GOP is giving up on preventing sequestration.
Photo by Michael Baird
Marine Corps Capt. Rebecca Massey, pilot for one of the two V-22s that rescued a downed F-15E pilot from Libya in March 2011, received the Air Medal with ‘V’ for valor for her actions at Pax River
The first presidential V-22 takes flight at Boeing facility.
Marines to buy AeroVironment Wasp UAVs, according to Defense Tech.
AOL Defense questions if the Pentagon’s Quadrennial Defense Review will get killed by budget wrangling.
Lockheed hopes to have contracts for Joint Strike Fighter productions lots 6 and 7 by mid-year, according to FlightGlobal.
Washington Business Journal reports that sequestration could cause Navy carrier strike groups to stay home.
NAVAIR gives the Coast Guard’s HC-130H an avionics upgrade.
Time notices something funny about the latest Navy contracts.
