March 28, 2024

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.

Journalists Ask FAA to OK Drones for Newsgathering

Civilian use of drones is drawing interest from many organizations, including the news business.

Pentagon Told to Take Steps for Shutdown

Pentagon Capitol

With a Congressional solution still beyond the horizon, the Pentagon gets ready for lights out, even as planning for the future of defense continues.

First Commercial Drone Gets the Nod from FAA

As commercial operations get certification to begin working with drones in vacant airspace a Pax River team develops the inter-communications technology for real-time data sharing across multiple platforms.

FAA Releases Specifications for Unmanned Test Sites

x-47b UCAS first flight

Officials hope to make Southern Maryland one of six sites selected for domestic unmanned aircraft testing.

FAA Begins Drone Test Site Selection This Month

x-47b landing

FAA announces intention at AUVSI event in Virginia.

Furloughs May Not Be a Done Deal

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Pentagon official says the White House is trying to find a way to avoid furloughing civilian DoD workers.

FAA Halts Domestic UAV Testing Site Selection

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Southern Maryland is vying to be one of the first site selected for testing unmanned aircraft in domestic civil airspace.

Obama States that Military Sequestration Won’t Happen

Barack Obama

The Navy says it will begin planning for sequestration cuts as early as next month.

Morgan Talks Museum, FDR, Drones and Defense Cuts

Commissioner Todd Morgan recently went on television to talk about issues affecting the Eighth District.