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Beginning on July 8, most Defense Department civilian personnel will face as many as 11 days of furloughs for the remainder of the fiscal year, announced Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Tuesday. Speaking to DOD employees during a town hall...

Maj. Gen. Edward Bolton, the Air Force’s deputy assistant secretary for budget, said on Tuesday the service is confident it can get to a Fiscal 2015 program objective memorandum that is “within potential reductions, if necessary,” should the budget sequester...

The Air Force and its industry partners plan to launch the fourth Global Positioning System IIF satellite into orbit on Wednesday from Cape Canaveral AFS, Fla., announced service officials. Barring last-minute developments, a United Launch Alliance Atlas V booster is...

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel’s strategic review, likely to produce some heavy program decisions and organizational streamlining in the next few months, is a good development for industry, said Lockheed Martin President and CEO Marilyn Hewson on Tuesday. “What [Pentagon officials]...

The F-35’s negotiated price has dropped by half over the first five production lots due to steady cost cutting and improved learning curve, Lockheed Martin CEO and President Marilyn Hewson told reporters on Tuesday. “From Lot 1 to Lot 5,...

President Obama met with British Prime Minister David Cameron in Washington, D.C., to discuss the Middle East, future roles in Afghanistan, and other global security developments. “With regard to global security, we reviewed progress in Afghanistan, where our troops continue...

US Strategic Command is looking to share space assets and capabilities with US allies, said Brig. Gen. David Thompson, the organization’s deputy director of global operations. An agreement of this kind promoting combined space operations would be the first of...

The Afghan air force continues to grow in capacity and capability as Afghan National Security Forces take the lead in the fight against insurgents in Afghanistan and NATO troops move into an advisory role, according to a release from coalition...

The first of four hypobaric research altitude chambers arrived at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, for the 711th Human Performance Wing, announced base officials. The chambers will support research of the Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, a component of the wing,...