On Space Coast, Signs of Comeback After End of an Era
MELBOURNE, Fla. — The day after the shuttle Atlantis landed for the last time at the Kennedy Space Center on July 21, 2011, Angel Telles,...
FAA to Close 149 Air Traffic Towers
FAA on Friday announced its decision to close 149 contract air traffic control towers as part of its reduced operating budget under the...
Landrieu Angrily Confronts Cruz Over Abortion Amendment
Ted Cruz’s effort to tie United Nations funding to China’s abortion policy provoked a sharp, private rebuke from Mary L. Landrieu on the...
New White House Plan Would Cut $100 Billion From Defense
WASHINGTON — The White House is preparing to submit a fiscal 2014 federal budget that would partially offset across-the-board...
Furloughs for Federal Workers Still Likely in New Stopgap Budget
The stopgap budget Congress is likely to pass this week to fund the government through the rest of the fiscal year gives a few agencies...
OMB Instructs Agencies on Freezing Real Estate Footprint
The Obama administration continued its drive to economize on federally owned real estate, issuing guidance requiring all agencies to...
Bring Back Earmarks
We pride ourselves on saying the difficult things – the type of things that people might be thinking but are too afraid to say. One of...
Governor Goes on Offense on Behalf of Defense
Seeing his state about to get hit hard by sequestration budget cuts, Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell looked down the road and saw another...
House Opposes New BRAC Round
WASHINGTON (AP) — House lawmakers said Thursday they are opposed to a new round of military base closings in the United States and...
DOD Official Discusses BRAC Issues with Congress
WASHINGTON, March 15, 2013 – The Defense Department has more real estate than it needs in the United States and abroad, a senior DOD...
