Senators to Pentagon: Let Services Avoid Furloughs If They Can
Lawmakers are urging the Pentagon not to impose across-the-board furloughs if some agencies and offices within the department can come up...
Hagel: No Budget Cuts Off Limits
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Wednesday said no budget cuts will be off-limits as the Pentagon looks to tighten its belt. “We need to...
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...
Posey Welcomes New Northrop Grumman’s Announcement
Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) released the following statement regarding Northrup Grumman’s decision to base its Manned Aircraft...
Brevard Could Feel Bigger Sting from Budget Cuts than Other Communities
A key economic engine of Brevard County, the area’s defense, aerospace and engineering sectors, could get walloped by across the board...
Defense Industry Fears Sequestration Delay Won’t Stop Pentagon Cuts
The defense industry is worried last week’s budget deal on taxes could damage its negotiating position for the next “fiscal cliff”...
Defense Cuts Would Cripple Va. Economy, Leaders Warn
CHESAPEAKE If Congress doesn’t stop $1 trillion in automatic budget reductions set to begin unrolling in January, Hampton Roads and...
DoD, Capitol Hill Square Off for BRAC Fight
In 1991, a Democratic Congressman from California fought hard to keep an Army base open in his congressional district. While he lost that...
Will Obama’s ‘Leaner’ Military Plan be Felt on Brevard’s Bases?
The U.S. will have a “smaller and leaner” military force as outlined by President Barack Obama’s strategy announced Thursday to cut...
Rise of the Drone: From Calif. Garage to Multibillion-Dollar Defense Industry
Lake Forest, Calif. — In 1980, Abraham Karem, an engineer who had emigrated from Israel, retreated into his three-car garage in Hacienda...
