Sequestration
Commissaries to Return to Normal Hours after August 17
August 09 by Mike O'BrienThe cancellation of remaining furlough days by Defense Department means that commissaries worldwide can go back to normal hours after August 17. The furloughs began July 8 at the rate of one day a...
U.S. Navy to Scrap Submarine Badly Damaged by an Arsonist
August 07 by Mike O'BrienAs maintenance funds are being slashed by mandated budget cuts, the U.S. Navy has decided it cannot afford to repair the nuclear attack submarine Miami, which was severely damaged last year by an ar...
Hagel Outlines ‘Worst Case Scenario’ Troop Cuts
August 01 by Mike O'BrienDefense Secretary Chuck Hagel this week drew a grim picture for the U.S. military based on the findings of the Pentagon's Strategic Choices and Management Review. He said if Congress and the White...
Budgets Cuts Force Army’s Soldier Contest to Switch to Video
July 31 by Mike O'BrienBudget cuts have affected every aspect of military life – but the show must go on, including the U.S. Army’s annual soldier of the year contest. This year, however, instead of half a d...
Furloughs Kick in for Military Civilians Workers
July 08 by Mike O'BrienFurloughs affecting 680,000 civilian workers kicked in today (Monday) with many workers losing up to 20 percent of their pay over the next 11 weeks. The unpaid time off, which is another effect of...
Axed: Fourth of July Fireworks Scrapped at Several U.S. Military Bases
June 30 by Mike O'BrienThe skies above military bases across the country will not be filled with dazzling pyrotechnic creations this holiday weekend – thanks to sequestration. Bases large and small have canceled t...
Budgets Cuts Force the Cancellation of September Commissary Sales
June 27 by Mike O'BrienSeptember case lot sales at commissaries have been canceled worldwide because of budget cuts. The popular case lot sales are held twice a year, May and September, in the parking lots of commissari...
U.S. Army to Axe 10 Brigade Combat Teams
June 26 by Mike O'BrienThe U.S. Army announced on Tuesday that it is cutting 10 brigade combat teams over the next four years. The cutbacks bring the number of active-duty BCTs down to 33, but Chief of Staff Gen. Raymon...
Shared Services: Putting a Stop to Federal Inefficiency
June 05 by Mike O'BrienIt’s no secret that government, local, state and federal, has trouble with efficiency and duplication was the name of the game for decades. Lack of communication between offices has always b...
Sequestration Kills Off Memorial Day Events Across the Country
May 23 by Mike O'BrienThe National Park Service and the military are heavily scaling back on Memorial Day events because of budget cuts caused by sequestration. Several NPS sites across the country will be closed for t...
IHS: Tactical Solutions in a Challenging Environment
May 15 by Mike O'BrienAt a time of unprecedented cutbacks, the Pentagon and the defense contractor industry as a whole must reassess their strategies to effectively do more with less. Here Bill Edgar, the Managing Direct...
Pentagon to Cut Civilian Furloughs and Increase Number of Exempt Workers
May 14 by Mike O'BrienDefense Secretary Chuck Hagel is expected to announce on Tuesday afternoon that the Pentagon will cut the number of furlough days from 14 to 11 for about 800,000 civilian employees. The original p...