The U.S. Special Operations Command has said it would continue with its plans to buy new vehicles and revamp existing aircraft amid sequestration, Defense News reported Saturday. Paul McLeary writes the command is set
MoreRobert Hale, Defense Department comptroller, told a Senate Appropriations subcommittee Friday that most projects under the Pentagon’s $9.5 billion military construction budget will not be affected by sequestration budget cuts, the American Forces
MoreThe U.S. Defense Department is allocating significant investments for cybersecurity as one of its primary concerns despite across-the-board budget cuts in government, according to a Reuters article. John O’Callaghan writes the agency puts emphasis
MoreRep. Richard Nolan (D-Minn.) has written a letter to the Commerce Department asking it to not furlough the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration‘s workers and reprogram funds to manage sequestration. Nolan asked Deputy
MoreThe U.S. Army‘s deputy chief of staff told Senate lawmakers Tuesday the branch has had to carry out its three-year modernization plan with less money than it expected due to sequestration, the
MoreThe Defense Security Service has reduced the amount of time it takes to request updated background checks on people holding security clearances from 90 days, Federal Times reports. Jim McElhatton writes the
MoreThe U.S. Navy will delay sending furlough notices to civilian workers until further notice because the Pentagon has not made final decisions on a furlough policy, Federal Times reports. Stephen Losey writes
MoreThe Office of Personnel Management has said the government-wide budget cuts could put the agency behind its target time to process retirement benefits, according to a Federal News Radio article. Jack Moore writes
MoreThe House is expected to approve legislation Friday that would end furloughs of more than 10,000 air traffic controllers and give the Federal Aviation Administration authority to move $253 million from other
MoreSequestration cuts have delayed the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency‘s efforts to build cybersecurity capabilities with private firms and academic institutions, the agency’s director said Wednesday. Arati Prabhakar said the agency has
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