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Business/Financial

Defense Firms Largely Noncommittal On WARN Notices

Tuesday, September 11th, 2012

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Some of the nation’s largest military contractors told lawmakers they are struggling to determine if they should issue layoff warnings to employees in advance of potential across-the-board Pentagon budget cuts that may or may not start next year. A handful of the firms, though, appear poised to send out the notices this fall. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) members, including ranking Republican John McCain (R-Ariz.), had asked major defense firms about how so-called sequestration budget cuts would impact them and…

Congress

With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

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Unmanned Systems

Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

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Congress

Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

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Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]