After praising the VA for offering credit checks (see above), Sen. George Allen took the prudent approach of altering his original amendment to ensure that VA picks up the entire tab. On Wednesday, the Senator’s office stated, “Senator Allen is clarifying his amendment to ensure that while the government may negotiate a low fixed price for these credit check/monitoring services, the final cost will be paid for in-full by the federal government and not by individual veterans.”
General Atomics, the maker of one of the Air Force’s first Collaborative Combat Aircraft, has ambitious plans for its family of semi-autonomous drones beyond the FQ-42, including a flying-wing aircraft capable of carrying out both reconnaissance and strike missions. Meanwhile, the Air Force Research Laboratory announced a new program to…