March 28, 2024

Full Fiscal 2014 DoD Funding Possible

A full fiscal 2014 Pentagon spending bill will be included in a compromise measure that must pass before next Tuesday night to avert a gov. shutdown.

Navy is the Best Situated Service for FY14

Part of the Navy’s strong budget position is forward thinking cyber capabilities, cyberwarfare is seen as the nation’s most serious threat by national security leaders.

Quarter-Million in Uniform Overseas for the Holidays

Joint Chiefs of Staff Dempsey reminds Americans of the hundreds of thousands of service members and civilians workers who do not take holidays off from the job of keeping us safe.

Second MQ-8C Fire Scout Delivered to Navy

The MQ-8C Fire Scout can fly twice as long and carry three times more intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance payloads than the current model.

Contractors Play Defense to Preserve Profits

Defense firms use multiple tactics to protect their bottom lines as shifts in funding and wish lists force rebalancing.

Marines Approach Libya; Pax Holds Remembrance

As the anniversary of 9/11 approaches the US takes precautions across the globe and schedules remembrances at home.

A Contentious Week Ahead for DoD on The Hill

Military budgets, military strategies, military industries and military security concerns convene in Congress this week as the Navy’s latest communication satellite orbits overhead.

Insitu Sued Over ScanEagle Skyhook

Insitu ScanEagle Skyhook

The Boeing-owned company is locked in a scuffle with a patent claimant over small Navy ISR drone.

Defense Bill Becomes Law

White House

Obama signs the Defense Authorization Act along with the sequestration delay bill.

Sequstration Could Be a ‘Disaster’ for Maryland

capitol hill

Congress is talking about fixing sequestration, but, so far, just talking.