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Michaud, Pingree Seek Answers on Cutler Naval Air Station Furloughs
Portland :: ME :: USA | 13 hours ago
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Today, Representatives Mike Michaud and Chellie Pingree sent a letter to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel expressing concerns over furloughs in Maine due to the sequester. "Some shipyard workers in our state have been spared from furloughs because they
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Microgrids for Military Bases to Surpass $377 Million in Annual Market Value by 2018, Forecasts Navigant Research
Boulder :: CO :: USA | 15 days ago
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Microgrids hold strong appeal for the United States Department of Defense (DOD). Microgrids can reduce the amount of fossil fuels consumed to create electricity by networking generators as a system, and can help integrate renewable energy resources (
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Congress Keeps Approving Military Spending For Projects The Pentagon Doesn't Want
Anchorage :: AK :: USA | 23 days ago
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Alex Wong / Getty Images On Monday, noted deficit hawk Rep. Jim Jordan (Oh.) told the Associated Press that in the interest of national security, Congress needed to give the Pentagon $436 million to make improvements to the 70-ton Abrams tank. The
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Rep. Buschon presses Navy to keep Blue Angels flying
Evansville :: IN :: USA | 1 month ago
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Rep. Larry Bucshon wrote to the Secretary of the Navy Wednesday urging that the Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron keep their performance schedule for the rest of 2013. The precision flying team announced Tuesday that because of federal budget
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Keystone XL is the Solution to DoD's Sequestration Energy Challenges.
Toronto :: Canada | 2 months ago
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With the passing of the sequester, the Department of Defense will now face some serious challenges. The across-the-board spending cuts, which went into effect earlier this month, will not be easily digestible. Thus, strategic decisions must be made
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Pentagon Awards $150 Million to Northrop, Orbital, and NMSU
Alexandria :: VA :: USA | 2 months ago
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On Monday, the Department of Defense awarded $150 million to a trio of vendors through a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. ORB ) , funds unspecified "theoretical studies and engineering research" work to be performed for U.S...Although not
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REVELYTIX to Push Forward with Big Data Initiatives for U.S. Department of Defense In 2013
Sparks :: NV :: USA | 3 months ago
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Department of Defense In 2013 , Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Big Data software and tools provider Revelytix today announced that it will provide big data software and services for the United States Department of Defense (DOD) during 2013, deepening
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How the Military Repelled the GOP's Biofuel Attack
Kabul :: Afghanistan | 3 months ago
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Last summer, it looked as if the Great Green Fleetand, for that matter, the military's entire biofuel pushwas dead in the water. Ticked off by what they said were exorbitant costs and misplaced security priorities, conservatives in the Senate vowed
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Dueling Accounts of VA/DoD EHR integration
Providence :: RI :: USA | 4 months ago
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Feb. 5, 2013 The secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs announced their departments will speed implementation of the Integrated Electronic Health Record program , allowing service members and veterans better access and more importantly, better
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Why the Pentagon should pay less attention to Africa
Stuttgart :: Germany | 4 months ago
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Mixing these messages (development, health, and security) is proving difficult for the African countries. They have begun to wonder why the United States has suddenly developed an interest in their continent. Uneasy African governments resisted the
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