April 26, 2024

Morning Coffee: Congress Should Shutter Some Bases

Posted by Java Joe on February 19, 2014 · Leave a Comment

DOD says some bases are no longer needed as wars in Iraq and Afghanistan conclude but lawmakers want to protect jobs in their districts.

Category Leader Features · Tags base closures, Chuck Hagel, contracting awards, diversity, drones, F-35, Lockheed Martin, P-8 Poseidon, Predator, Randy Forbes, Ray Mabus, Raytheon, UCLASS

Pentagon & Congress Must Cooperate to Survive

Posted by Java Joe on November 6, 2013 · Leave a Comment

If the Pentagon is to survive sequestration, Defense Dept. and Congress must work together: SecDef Chuck Hagel.

Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags Aegis, base closures, budget cuts, CFC, Chuck Hagel, Cyber Command, cybersecurity, Defiant, drone, E6B Mercury, Early Bird, flag officer assignments, fund raiser, JMR, Lockheed, NSA, Pax River, pensions, SB-1, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, sequestration, Sikorsky, SR-72, UH-60, X2

Defense Budget Drama – Yes, No and Not Saying

Posted by Sheila Gibbons on November 29, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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Disagreement over sequestration scenarios complicates the way forward in budget talks.

Category Morning Coffee · Tags base closures, contracting, counterfeiting, cybersecurity, sequestration, UAVs