DC a Magnet for “1-Percenters”
Mega-rich individuals are often providers and innovators of information technology such as cyber-security, cloud computing and data mining for both commercial and federal customers.
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.
Pax River Tricare Center to Close
Tricare healthcare center to close in the spring due to cost cutting effort. Face-to-face services will be replaced by toll-free phone and online access.
Navy Sec Calls UCLASS Next Step in Naval Aviation
Navy Sec Ray Mabus agrees with Congress to heighten focus on the strike capability of the Unmanned Carrier Launched Surveillance and Strike program.
FY14 Pentagon Funding Uncertainty “Extraordinary Situation”
Three very different 2014 DOD funding scenarios are still being considered a month and a half into the fiscal year.
Fire Scout ‘Hard Landing’ at Webster Field Investigated
Initial damage estimate for Webster Field MQ-8B Fire Scout “hard landing” is at least $2 million.
Pentagon & Congress Must Cooperate to Survive
If the Pentagon is to survive sequestration, Defense Dept. and Congress must work together: SecDef Chuck Hagel.
Pax’s F-35 Team Makes Eight Night Sea Landings
NAS:Patuxent River F-35 Integrated Test Force moves JSF toward certification and two small Lexington Park businesses join four others to bring engineering work to Pax.
Pentagon Looks to Lose 20 Percent of Its Top Brass
As Defense Sec’y Chuck Hagel warns of continued budget threats to top personnel, the Pentagon readies a consolidated health care program to save $2.4 billion.
JSF Helmet Slated for Night Vision Fix
As the JSF helmet gets night-vision, the White House and Congress argue over who shall control the drone program.
