WASHINGTON, July 11, 2013 - If sequestration continues into fiscal year 2014, the Defense Department will be forced to consider involuntary reductions-in-force for the civilian workforce, draconian cuts to military personnel accounts and a virtual halt to military modernization, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said in a letter to Senate leaders. The senators had requested … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2013
Dempsey Calls on DOD Leaders to Mitigate Sequester Effects
WASHINGTON, July 11, 2013 - Sequestration is causing problems in the Defense Department, but military and civilian employees are working together to get through this period, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff stated. In a videotaped message to the department posted on his Facebook page, Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey said that solid leadership at all levels is crucial to … [Read more...]
X-47B Makes First Arrested Landing at Sea
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USS GEORGE H. W. BUSH, At Sea (NNS, July 11, 2013) -- The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator completed its first carrier-based arrested landing on board USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) off the coast of Virginia July 10. "It isn't very often you get a glimpse of the future. Today, those of us aboard USS George H.W. Bush got that chance as we witnessed the X-47B … [Read more...]
NSWC Engineers Answer MCSC Call to Reduce Energy Consumption
(July 11, 2013 - Jacqui Barker, Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division) - Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division engineers are developing tools to enable U.S. Marine Expeditionary Forces to more accurately predict energy consumption needs in theater. NSWC PCD Expeditionary Systems Division, or E30, engineers were asked by Marine Corps Systems Command to … [Read more...]
DARPA Competitors Develop Robots for Disaster Response
WASHINGTON, July 11, 2013 – Leaps forward in simulation technology and cloud computing are making it possible for challengers from around the world to compete for support from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to create robots that can help people during natural and other kinds of disasters. During a recent media roundtable, Dr. Gill Pratt, DARPA program … [Read more...]