U.S. Navy's UCLASS System Comes Under Fire
The U.S. Navy's pet project for a carrier-launched unmanned aerial vehicle came under fire by experts this week, who told a congressional subcommittee that the sea service’s proposal is redundant, already obsolete and will leave naval forces with a vulnerable platform.
Cardillo Named Director of National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Robert Cardillo has been named director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Springfield, Virginia.
Carter Assigned to Lead U.S. Naval Academy
Rear Adm. Walter E. Carter Jr., USN, has been nominated for appointment to the rank of vice admiral and for assignment as superintendent, U.S.
Dunford Nominated to Lead Marine Corps
Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., USMC, has been nominated for assignment as commandant of the Marine Corps, Washington, D.C.
Tuck Assigned to Headquarters U.S. Air Force
Brig. Gen. Giovanni K. Tuck, USAF, has been assigned as director of operations, deputy chief of staff, operations, plans and requirements, Headquarters U.S.
Brown Assigned to Naval Service Training Command
Capt. Richard A.
Defense Department IG Launches Campaign on Whistleblower Rights for Contractors
The Defense Department’s Office of the Inspector General launched Thursday a social media and poster campaign to spread the word of whistleblower protections afforded to defense contractors and subcontractors.
Identifying Malaysian Airline Shootdown Source May Be Difficult
Legislation Aims to Modernize National Labs
U.S. representatives from both parties have introduced the Department of Energy (DOE) Laboratory Modernization and Technology Transfer Act of 2014, a companion bill to the Senate’s America INNOVATES Act (S. 1973). The bills would bring the U.S. national lab system into the 21st century.