House Defense Bill: Bit of Bad News for Everyone
National Defense Authorization Act leaves the House Armed Services Committee: No BRAC, no contractors replacing civilians, the A-10 stays.
BRAC Costs too Much for This Year’s Budget
House Armed Services Committee Chair Mac Thornberry (R-TX) opposes a new round of BRACs, saying, DoD still hasn’t broken even on the 2005 BRAC.
Search Continued Overnight for Black Hawk Crew
Eleven crew members are presumed dead in a UH-60 Black Hawk crash in dense fog while on a training mission out of Elgin Air Force base.
Pentagon to Ask for BRAC Again in FY16
Pentagon BRAC plans for FY15 were rejected by Congress, but DoD is bringing the request back for FY16 budget hearings.
JSF Gun on Schedule says DoD
“Misreporting” is to blame for claims that the JSF gun would not be ready on schedule, in 2017, says a Pentagon spokesman. Testing begins this year.
Hagel Pushes BRAC and Benefit Cuts
Mr. Hagel wants a new round of military base closures (BRAC) and to limit troop benefits to give the DoD flexibility in addressing its budget problems.
Hagel Seeks BRAC Cooperation
Mr. Hagel believes the Pentagon needs a strong partnership with Congress to achieve critical priorities including another round of BRAC base closures.
Morning Coffee: Navy Laser Weapon Development Advances
Navy engineers to deploy a groundbreaking laser weapon prototype on the USS Ponce for at-sea testing this summer.
Morning Coffee: CNO – No Need for BRAC
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert said last week that he doesn’t believe the Navy needs to go through another round of base closures.
Roll Up Our Sleeves – Leverage our Economy
With a top-drawer research university within reach, Del. Bohanan exhorts the community to look toward building a high-tech community with the brain trust created by NAS:Pax River.
