Robert Hale: Most Pentagon Construction Programs Not Hit by Sequestration
Robert Hale
Robert Hale, Defense Department comptroller, told a Senate Appropriations subcommittee Friday that most projects under the Pentagon’s $9.5 billion military construction ...
US-South Korea Alliance Deters North’s Military Threats, Study Says
A Defense Department report released Thursday says North Korea’s continued nuclear technology experiments and ballistics missile programs show the country remains a threat to ...
Report: Pentagon Close to Completing Cyber War Rules
The Defense Department is finalizing rules aimed to give military commanders protocol for determining how to respond to cyber attacks against the U.S., USA Today reports.
Citing military ...
Chuck Hagel to Military: Prepare for More Cuts
Chuck Hagel
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel made his first major policy speech since taking the job and said the military should prepare for more budget cuts, Reuters reports.
The Defense ...
US Sends F-22 Jets for Korea Drills as North Continues Threats
U.S. Air Force photo
The U.S. has deployed Lockheed Martin-built F-22 fighter jets to South Korea for a joint military exercise with that country as North Korea continues to make threats, ...
Jonathan Woodson: Sequestration Reduces Medical Facility Funds
Jonathan Woodson (pictured left)
The Defense Department‘s top doctor is concerned about sequestration’s effects on patients, staff and facilities in the military healthcare ...
Military Units Currently Stationed in Europe to Return to the U.S.
Thousand of soldiers in the U.S. military that are currently stationed across Europe will be returned to the U.S., according to a Military Times article.
The ultimate goal is to reduce ...
Robert Work To Head Defense, Security Think Tank
Robert Work
Robert Work, Navy undersecretary, is joining the national defense and security think tank Center for a New American Security as CEO and will start his new position April ...
Ashton Carter: Sequestration Puts Tricare Funding At Risk
Defense Dept. photo
The Defense Department may not have enough funds to run its Tricare program if it has to cut $46 billion from its fiscal year 2013 budget, according to Deputy Defense ...
Report: AF Could Furlough All Civilian Workers Under Sequestration
U.S. Air Force photo
The U.S. Air Force could opt to furlough nearly all of its 18,000 civilian workers if the automatic budget cuts under sequestration kick in on March 1, Federal ...
