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A glimpse into the potential of the drone industry
May 23, 2013
Drones are a hot topic these days and the industry is heating up to potentially become big. What's the payoff and what other industries might suffer for it?
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Military hops on the 'Internet of Things'
May 8, 2013
The U.S. military has been thinking about the 'Internet of Things' -- networks of devices that talk to one another. But there are some major obstacles.
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The planet's most expensive prison: Guantanamo by the numbers
May 3, 2013
The Department of Defense wants to spend nearly $200 million to upgrade facilities at Guantanamo Bay. President Obama wants to shut it down for good. We take a look at the numbers behind the planet's most expensive prison.
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Sequester a 'bipartisan failure', says Virginia's Governor
Mar 5, 2013
Virginia's Republican Governor, Bob McDonnell, says he supports federal spending cuts, including to defense spending, but that the sequester isn't balanced.
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Defense industry to largely shake off sequester...at first
Mar 1, 2013
The long-term nature of defense contracts shields the industry from short-term sequester disruptions in areas of the country that depend on military spending, such as St. Louis.
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Wielding the sequester knife: 'There is no manual'
Feb 22, 2013
Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter says the mechanism of the sequester cuts to the Defense Department is "dumb."
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Sequester could cut jobs outside U.S. borders
Feb 21, 2013
Cuts in defense spending as part of the sequester could ripple to suppliers outside the U.S.
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Just how would the 'sequester' affect you?
Feb 7, 2013
For one thing, 63,000 kids would get booted from Head Start.
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Pentagon cuts threaten economies in military towns
Jan 29, 2013
As furloughs loom, worries abound in Warner Robins, Ga.
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D.C.'s economy expects hit from defense cutbacks
Jan 24, 2013
Three big employers dependent on defense spending, Raytheon, Lockheed Martin and General Dynamic all expect cuts to their contracting services.
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