April 19, 2024

Eastern Shore Drone Crash Caused by Faulty Tail

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The Pax River Global Hawk plunged from 18,000 feet into an Eastern Shore swamp last year after operators lost control.

Not Everybody Likes the ‘Sound of Freedom’

F-35C JSF night takeoff

The F-35’s big, noisy engine may be part of Lexington Park’s background noise, but other communities object to it.

Lawyers Advise Contractors to Issue Layoff Notices

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A labor law firm is advising federal contractors to issue WARN notices in advance of the March sequestration fight.

Defense Bill Becomes Law

White House

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

It Wasn’t Pretty, but Congress Avoided the Cliff, for Now

capitol hill winter

Late deal delays the pain of sequestration cuts, but doesn’t solve the problem for defense.

Congress Is Heading Over the Fiscal Cliff

Calvert Cliffs

A Senate deal to avoid automatic defense cuts falls through, and now sequestration appears inevitable.

Top Ten Leader Stories of 2012

2012

New development, a hurricane, stealth fighters and the fiscal cliff top the list.

Milkulski Is the New Senate Appropriations Chair

Sen. Barbara Mikulski

The Maryland Senator takes one of the most powerful seats in Washington.

Congress Proposes $631 Billion Defense Bill

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The bill challenges the Obama administration’s pledge to veto a bill with unnecessary programs.

Hoyer Says Balance Is Required to Avoid Fiscal Cliff

Hoyer says Congress needs to reach an agreement to stabilize the country’s finances and give confidence to the economy.