China’s navy seized a U.S. unmanned underwater vehicle sometime Thursday in international waters around the South China Sea, various media outlets reported Friday. According to CNN, the USNS Bowditch attempted to recover
Martin Dempsey has received Senate confirmation to serve a second term as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Reuters reported Thursday. According to Thomas Ferraro and Susan Cornwellâs report, the confirmation
MoreThe Senate has confirmed Thomas Perez as labor secretary and Gina McCarthy as head of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Los Angeles Times reported Thursday. Michael Memoli writes Perez was approved by
MoreCombat Air Forces has restored its flying hours program after grounding units for three months due to budget cuts, Air Combat Command’s public affairs office announced Monday. According to the report, operations
MoreSenators have asked the White House to arrive at a definite number of U.S. forces that will remain in Afghanistan after the Pentagonâs planned 2014 drawdown, The Washington Post reported Thursday. Karen
MoreThe Office of Personnel Management plans to compile an inter-agency database of cybersecurity experts to help identify the governmentâs future skillset needs, NextGov reported Wednesday. Brittany Ballenstedt writes OPM Acting Director Elaine
MoreThe departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs will develop a data management service that seeks to allow the agencies to seamlessly share electronic medical records, Nextgov reported Wednesday. Bob Brewin writes the
MoreRep. John Barrow, D-Ga., has proposed exempting all defense civilians from sequestration-induced furloughs, Government Executive reported Tuesday. Eric Katz writes that at the Pentagon, only active-duty personnel are currently exempt. The report
MoreThe Defense Department has announced the initial beneficiaries of a $20 million educational grant intended to elevate the quality of public schools near military installations, the American Forces Press Service reported Tuesday.
MoreDiscussions continue between the United States and Afghanistan to hammer out a bilateral security agreement, including U.S. military presence in the country, ahead of the White Houseâs planned 2014 Afghan drawdown, the
MoreOne of the Defense Department‘s key aims for revising its cybersecurity policy is to come up with a single set of instructions that can be understood and used governmentwide across all departments, Federal News
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