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The Defense and Energy departments will team up on a pair of multimillion dollar research projects. The goal is to give the military access to secure, reliable renewable energy, both in deployed units and on military bases.
March 07, 2011 -
The Army appointed Lt. Gen. Susan S. Lawrence as chief information officer on Thursday.
March 04, 2011 -
After a four-decade ban, the ROTC is coming back to Harvard University. The change in policy comes after Congress in December repealed the military ban on gays serving openly.
March 04, 2011 -
Terry Halvorsen, who was named the Department of the Navy chief information officer in November, told attendees at a San Diego conference that his organization would seek to build more effective, efficient IT structures by leveraging the size and capabilities of both the Navy and Marine Corps. He also predicted the department\'s IT operation would have to meet its responsibilities with fewer people and fewer resources than it now has.
March 04, 2011 -
Reuter reports EADS is close to conceding its loss of the $35 billion Air Force KC-X tanker award to Boeing.
March 03, 2011 -
The Pentagon is beginning to lay the groundwork for for a missile-defense shield in Europe. The Navy is sending a special radar-equipped ship to the Mediterranean Sea next week. Defense leaders say this is the…
March 02, 2011 -
Militias have always played a big part in wars. But now cyber militias are popping up all over cyberspace.
March 02, 2011 -
The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstration drone has completed its historic first flight. Now for carrier testing! We get details from Navy\'s Jaime Engdahl.
March 02, 2011 -
Defense contractor EADS is thinking about its options, following the Air Force\'s choice to give Boeing that $35 billion tanker contract.
March 01, 2011 -
Four of the nation\'s largest government contractors have won Navy task orders under a multiple-award, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract with a total potential value of $204 million over five years if all options are exercised.
March 01, 2011 -
Navy\'s proposed budget focuses on improving capabilities to counter threats while continuing to care for service members, civilians, and their families. Secretary Ray Mabus explains how it\'s all getting done.
March 01, 2011 -
Richard Aboulafia from the Teal Group offers a recap and a look ahead of the tanker saga.
February 25, 2011 -
Baseball season is upon us! Major league players might be down in spring training, but the Navy Midshipmen and Air Force Falcons are gearing up for a three-game series in the inaugural Freedom Series, Navy…
February 25, 2011 -
The \"first cut of steel\" ceremony took place in Newport News and the steel plate will be used in the construction of the yet-to-be named carrier.
February 25, 2011 -
While the military, FBI and Justice Department are working on the next steps for recently captured pirates, what should we be doing to stop the problem in the first place? We ask Tom Wilkerson with the U.S. Naval Institute.
February 25, 2011