Defense contract that supports jobs in Syracuse cut from budget
Money for the final year of a missile system that supports a few hundred jobs for a defense contractor near Syracuse has been removed from Congress' defense budget. But Lockheed Martin is keeping...
View ArticleSchumer may play key role in Hagel nomination
New York's Senator Charles Schumer is emerging as a key player in the controversial nomination of Chuck Hagel to be the Obama administration's next defense secretary.
View ArticleMoney for MEADS work makes its way back into budget
Money for a defense contract that supports several hundred jobs at a plant in central New York has found its way back into a federal spending plan.
View ArticleFort Drum shortlisted for missile defense site that may never be built
The Department of Defense is including Fort Drum, near Watertown, as one of five sites to be studied for a new East Coast missile defense program. Local officials hailed the decision. But the Pentagon...
View ArticleSchumer announces plan to get veteran benefits moving
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer wants to integrate the Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs health records to reduce benefit backlogs and save money.Schumer is proposing a two-part plan, the first...
View Article25 assault rifles and 1 armored truck: The hand-me-down military gear...
Some of the hand-me-down gear the Syracuse police force has received from the Pentagon is harmless - and in fact pretty useful: First aid kits, 40 pairs of long johns, 50 pairs of winter boots, even...
View ArticleLockheed Martin in Syracuse misses out on lucrative defense contract
The central New York operation of Lockheed Martin failed to secure the third round of a lucrative Navy supply contract.The first two rounds of funding for a new electronic warfare system known by the...
View ArticleDefense secretary to visit Ft. Drum and Syracuse University next week
The newly-appointed secretary of defense will visit Fort Drum and Syracuse University's veterans institute early next week, WRVO has confirmed.It will be Secretary Ash Carter's first domestic trip...
View ArticleSecretary of defense visits Fort Drum, says base isn't going anywhere
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter visited Fort Drum Monday afternoon. The base was the second stop on the secretary’s first domestic trip outside Washington since taking office just over a month...
View ArticleDefense secretary says military can no longer offer just a 'conveyor belt'...
The secretary of defense says Syracuse University’s veterans and military families program is doing "path-breaking" work not being replicated anywhere in the country.A visit to Syracuse University and...
View ArticleGillibrand accuses military of under-reporting sexual assault crimes
A report released by New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) finds a large number of military spouses and civilians living near military bases have reported being a victim of sexual assault. Surveys...
View ArticleDiscussion over surplus military equipment welcomed in Syracuse
President Barack Obama is calling on more public awareness and debate regarding military equipment that is distributed to local law enforcement agencies. Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner says she would...
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