Morning Coffee: House May Reverse DoD Benefit Cuts
DoD proposal to cut pay, housing aid, Tricare benefits and commissary offerings could be changed as legislators finalize their budget priorities.
Morning Coffee: F-35 Software May Delay Production
Delays in critical software testing for the Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jet may slow production and increase development costs.
Morning Coffee: Triton is Ultimate Search Tool
The Navy has the perfect search tool, the MQ-4C Triton drone, for looking for Malaysian Air Flight 370 but it is not yet operational.
Morning Coffee: DoD Contracts Continue Dive
DoD contracts fell 48 percent in February extending a drop that has awards near the lowest level in almost two years,
Morning Coffee: AirLand Chair Advocates Full F-35 Funding
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, incoming chairman of the AirLand subcommittee, believes the best approach to resolving F-35 problems is to fully fund it.
Morning Coffee: Navy Expands Plane Search
The USS Kidd, a guided missile destroyer, has now joined the USS Pinckney in the search effort for a missing Malaysian airliner.
Morning Coffee: 2015 Budget Cuts Deep
Military personnel spending may drop to 2008 levels as DOD cuts back from steep wartime expenditures under the 2015 budget request released Tuesday.
Morning Coffee: DOD Budget Cuts Vs. Capability
How the Navy can find a balance between developing effective future capabilities while absorbing ongoing budget cuts.
Morning Coffee: Human Toll of Military Layoffs
Job-security concerns may compound pressures already producing record behavioral and physical health issues.
Morning Coffee: Big DoD Cuts Still Miss Target
Personnel, benefits, ships and entire military bases are on the chopping block, but still DoD is far short of what sequestration might still require for FY2015.
