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The FAA is using its existing authority under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations 99.7 "Special Security Instructions" to address national security concerns about unauthorized drone operations over 133 military facilities. This is the first time the agency has instituted airspace restrictions that specifically apply only to unmanned aircraft, popularly known as "drones."
Representative Ro Khanna wrote a letter to the inspector general of the Department of Defense, requesting that he look into TransDigm Group, a controversial airplane-part manufacturer and supplier of companies like Boeing. Khanna's letter accuses the company of "waste, fraud and abuse in the defense and industrial base."
Reports surfaced this week that President Donald Trump's administration plans to increase fiscal 2018 defense spending significantly. The administration's initial statements coupled with the budget and political environment confirm our forecast of around $650 billion in defense spending for fiscal 2018, of which $625 billion-$630 billion will go to the Department of Defense.
White House press secretary Sean Spicer on Monday responded to the father of US Navy SEAL Chief William "Ryan" Owens, who was killed in action during a raid in Yemen, saying the Department of Defense would launch three investigations into the operation. Owens' father, Bill, in an interview with The Miami Herald on Sunday, urged President Donald Trump to answer questions about the raid in Yemen that resulted in the death of his son, as many as 29 civilians, and the destruction of an MV-22 Osprey helicopter.
New Delhi , Feb 27 : Kyocera Corporation has announced the release of TORQUEA X01, a rugged feature phone for Japanese service provider KDDI Corporation. The TORQUE X01 is the latest in Kyocera's international portfolio of rugged devices that offers ultimate toughness.
Two senators have written to the U.S. Department of Defense about reports that President Donald Trump may still be using an old unsecured Android phone, including to communicate through his Twitter account. "While it is important for the President to have the ability to communicate electronically, it is equally important that he does so in a manner that is secure and that ensures the preservation of presidential records," Tom Carper, a Democrat from Delaware, and Claire McCaskill, a Democrat from Missouri, wrote in the letter , which was made public Monday.
Significant energy savings could be realized by the Department of Defense with the deployment of a low-cost vacuum insulation panel developed with help from researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. A team led by Kaushik Biswas is evaluating how wall retrofit solutions can cut in half energy loss through walls.
Defense Secretary James Mattis put out his first all-hands message to everyone in the Department of Defense on Friday, and it tells you everything you need to know about how he intends to lead. Mattis, a retired Marine general revered by his troops, probably made a good first impression among the roughly three million men and women who make up the active duty, reserve, and civilian force.
In a demonstration for Department of Defense officials on January 10, the US Army Research Lab flew the prototype of the Joint Tactical Aerial Resupply Vehicle -- a specially designed quadcopter that may someday deliver supplies to soldiers on the battlefield. The electric-powered drone has been in development since 2014 , and it now works.
CenturyLink has added SDN and NFV to its Defense Research and Engineering Network III contract service lineup, signaling a trend that public sector agencies are advancing their own network virtualization efforts. This deployment is being carried out with the U.S. Department of Defense High Performance Computing Modernization Program .
Congress is reviewing a bill that aims to prohibit federal tax relief for wind energy projects located within 40 miles of an active military air base. The Protection of Military Airfields from Wind Turbine Encroachment Act would, if signed into law, incorporate revisions to the Internal Revenue Code that will prevent wind energy developers from pursuing renewable electricity production credit and energy credits, both of which provide tax relief, for projects within tens of miles from military airfields.
Two new statutes - the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act and the GAO Civilian Task and Delivery Order Protest Authority Act of 2016 - greatly impact the ability of government contractors to pursue bid protests of task order awards. The NDAA increases the jurisdictional threshold from $10 million to $25 million to file a bid protest at the Government Accountability Office for Department of Defense task order awards.
A packed house was in attendance at the December monthly Veterans Breakfast. Milford VFW Commander and Chairman of the "Viet Nam the 50th Massachusetts Inc." , Steve Petak was the guest speaker and presented any Veteran who served during the Vietnam War era a Department of Defense approved lapel pin to commemorate their service.
A handout picture made available by the US Department of Defense on 29 September 2014 shows a US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle flying over northern Iraq early in the morning of 23 September 2014, after conducting airstrikes in Syria. The U.S. military blamed human error for a September airstrike in Syria that reportedly killed dozens of Syrian soldiers, but said there was no violation of international laws of war.
U.S. Department of Energy: Secretary of Defense Carter Presents the DoD Distinguished Public Service Award to Secretary of Energy Moniz Secretary of Defense Ash Carter honored Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz with the Department of Defense Distinguished Public Service Award, the department's highest civilian honor. Secretary Carter presented the award to Secretary Moniz at a ceremony at the Department of Energy headquarters in Washington, D.C., in recognition of Secretary Moniz's leadership in strengthening the partnership between the Department of Defense and the DOE in support of vital national security missions.
The California National Guard says it welcomes attention to the predicament of nearly 10,000 soldiers ordered to repay enlistment bonuses a decade after signing up to serve in Iraq and Afghanistan. Spokesman Capt.
As of Saturday, at least 2,242 members of the U.S. military have died in Afghanistan since 2001, according to the Department of Defense website. In operations related to Iraq, a total of 4,509 members of the U.S. military have died.
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The movie is based on Hegar's memoir 'Shoot Like A Girl: How One Woman's War Against the Taliban Led to Her Victory Over the Department of Defense.' Actress Angelina Jolie is in early negotiations to star in the adaptation of Shoot Like a Girl , based on the memoir of US Air Force Major Mary Jennings Hegar.
This undated image posted on a militant website on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014 shows ISIS fighters marching in Raqqa, Syria In a special report on Operation Inherent Resolve, the Department of Defense details the actions and cost of fighting the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL -- $8.7 billion so far for an average of $12.1 million a day. "As of July 31, 2016, the total cost of operations related to ISIL since kinetic operations started on August 8, 2014, is $8.7 billion and the average daily cost is $12.1 million for 724 days of operations," the report stated.