Department of Defense News

By Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kristopher Regan, NPASE-East Det. Europe NAPLES, Italy -- The Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services visited Naval Support Activity Naples during the week of June 22 as part of its worldwide assessment of military installations.

A proposal to sharply increase the wages of Guam workers on military buildup construction projects would add $10 billion to the price tag of the buildup, according to a new Congressional Budget Office report.

June 29, 2009, 01:47 PM - CIO.com - Happy Birthday, America. We're not as safe as we think.

Restrictions on Web access through Department of Defense computers prevent some military police and Criminal Investigation Command investigators from accessing sites relevant to their cases.

Cubic will furnish subject matter experts and will develop and execute training exercises for the AFRICOM J7 Joint Training and Exercise Division.

WASHINGTON A retired U.S. military official pleaded guilty to bribery and conspiracy charges relating to Department of Defense contracts in Afghanistan, the Department of Justice announced today.

Alaska's military bases and military operations will receive about $370 million more next year and the state's ground-based missile defense system - America's main defense against warheads fired by North Korea and Iran - will remain operational, as a result of work by Alaska Senator Mark Begich on the Senate Armed Services Committee over the past ...

PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Friday, June 26, 2009 Source: ITT Industries - Comments ROCHESTER, N.Y. June 26, 2009 - ITT Corporation announced that Edward N. Kelly has joined ITT Space Systems Division as director of image information solutions for tactical development.

Congressman Elijah E. Cummings , Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, joined his colleagues in a vote of 389-22 to approve the National Defense Authorization Act, H.R. 2647, which included a Cummings amendment that would require the Department of Defense to protect U.S.-flagged ships at risk of being ...

The U.S. House of Representatives took up H.R. 2647, the Department of Defense Authorization Act for FY 2010 today, and the otherwise predictable and procedurally thick process contained a couple of engaging elements.

Sgt. 1st Class Aljournal A.J. Franklin believes every individual should be treated with dignity and encouraged to become better even if that person is on death row at the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth.Franklin, 43, a noncommissioned officer who administers the military posts mental health facility, provides counseling to five men ...

The Defense Department issued the following : "The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

The AFFMA mission, now an AFSPC asset, is to plan, provide and preserve access to the radio frequency spectrum for the Air Force and selected Department of Defense activities in support of national policy objectives, systems development and global operations through analysis and negotiation with international and national, civil and military ...

Tijani Ahmed Saani, a former civilian employee of the U.S. Department of Defense, pleaded guilty today to filing false tax returns for tax years 2003 through 2007, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and Assistant Attorney General Christine A. Varney of the Antitrust Division.

The director of public affairs for the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force challenged more than 25 Air Force incoming wing commanders to, 'go on the offensive, take control and be transparent,' while in command during the wing commanders' seminar at the Ira C. Eaker College for Professional Development's Commanders' Professional Development ...

A 24-year-old Steilacoom resident has died in Afghanistan, according to the Department of Defense.

Plug Power Inc. , a leader in providing clean, reliable energy solutions, today announced it has been selected to provide 19 class 1 GenDrive fuel cell power units and two years of managed services for a demonstration project funded by the Department of Defense .

The U.S. Army Contracting Agency Information Technology, e-Commerce and Commercial Contracting Center awarded Black Box Network Services the Installation Infrastructure Modernization Program upgrade and expansion of the voice switching environment at White Sands Missile Range with an approximate value of $9.8 million.

CA, Inc. today announced it was named a "Leader" in the records management market, according to an independent report: "The Forrester Wave : Records Management, Q2 2009," Forrester Research, Inc., June 2009.

Gov. Charlie Crist has signed House Bill 7123, relating to military base closures, and to create the Florida Council on Military Base Mission Support.