Department of Defense News

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Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey C. Baker, 29, of Hesperia, was one of four soldiers killed May 14 in Sanjaray, Afghanistan, when they were hit by a blast from an improvised explosive device, the Department of Defense said.

Fort Stewart garrison commander Col. Kevin Gregory holds up a flyer during his talk Thursday to the Liberty County Chamber of Commerce.

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel notified 680,000 Department of Defense civilian workers that they will be furloughed for 11 days without pay between July 8 and September 30, 2013.

Devices built around Apple's iOS operating system have been approved by the U.S. Department of Defense for use on its networks, as the department moves to support multivendor mobile devices and operating systems.

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Defense Enterprise Software Initiative issued the following news: This paper illustrates commercial best practices for estimating the costs of implementing commercial software and related services.

US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel met with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian at the Pentagon.

Department of Defense civilians, including those working at Letterkenny Army Depot, will be furloughed up to 11 days, beginning July 8. The 11 days represent a reduction from 14 that the Pentagon advised would be needed, and only half of the 22 days originally anticipated.

About 1,800 civilian employees of the Ohio Guard may be required to take 11 unpaid days off under the Department of Defense budget-cutting plan.

As the single largest consumer of energy in the United States, the Department of Defense knows that improving efficiency and harnessing new energy technologies is imperative not only to achieve significant cost savings, but to give our troops better energy options on the battlefield, at sea, in the air, and at home.

A soldier from Hesperia was killed in Afghanistan this week, according to a U.S. Department of Defense news release.

A noted specialist on Islamic law and ideology from the Center for Security Policy, who has been cited as an expert for the Pentagon, says a coalition of Islamists and Marxists is working to destroy the United States.

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HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- As president of the American Federal of Government Employees Local 1858 , which represents some 9,000 workers at Redstone Arsenal, Abner Merriweather hears all types of concerns from employees facing 11 days of unpaid leave starting in July.

Thursby Software Systems has released a free update of its PKard for Mac software, including support for CAC dual persona Mac users.

Jim Ferris, of Clay, national president of the Korean War Veterans Association, salutes at a wreath-laying ceremony at the 59th anniversary of the Korean War armistice at Arlington National Cemetery on July 26, 2012 in Arlington, Va.

The Pentagon approved Apple's iPhone and iPad for use on military networks Friday, a first for the Cupertino company.

According to the Department of Defense 33-year-oldSgt. 1st Class Trenton L. Rhea of Oakley died on Wednesday in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

Earlier this month, we heard reports both Samsung Galaxy and iOS devices were in the process of being approved to be used by the U.S. Department of Defense.

Seeking answers on the response of U.S. Armed Forces in the September 11, 2012 terrorist attacks in Benghazi, Libya, the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by U.S. Representative Martha Roby , is continuing its oversight of the matter.