Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has bared that the Pentagon is working to increase military capabilities to deter cyber attacks and nuclear programs, the American Forces Press Service reported Thursday. Karen Parrish writes Hagel
MoreDefense Secretary Chuck Hagel told a Senate subcommittee that government contractors will shoulder some of the burdens of sequestration as federal employees continue to experience furloughs, Federal News Radio reported Wednesday. Jared
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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel testified before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee regarding President Obama’s proposed $526.6 billion base defense budget and $79.4 billion for overseas combat operations, American Forces Press Service reported Tuesday.
MoreThe governments of the U.S. and China will hold regular meetings beginning next month to explore possible standards governing cybersecurity and industrial espionage, GMA News reported Monday. A White House official told
MoreDefense Secretary Chuck Hagel will meet with defense leaders from Japan and South Korea later this week to discuss North Korea’s aggressive actions such as the recent nuclear tests, Defense News reports.
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The Defense Department will acquire commercial technology for its system to transfer data between the Pentagon and Department of Veterans Affairs‘ electronic health records systems, Federal News Radio reports. Michael O’Connell writes
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The Department of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Health and Human Services have announced the progress of the agencies’ mental health services for veterans, service members and families. According to a DoD statement, the
MoreEmployees in the U.S. Intelligence Community funded under the National Intelligence Program budget will not be subject to furloughs resulting from sequestration, Federal News Radio reported Wednesday. Lauren Larson writes James Clapper,
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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has announced the Defense Department will cut the number of furlough days for employees to 11 as part of agency efforts to address the $37 billion budget cut.
MoreThe Senate Armed Services Committee is looking into the Defense Department’s contingency plans should sequestration slash $52 billion from its fiscal 2014 budget, Federal News Radio reported Tuesday. Jack Moore writes Sen. Carl
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