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Garcia Calls For Pay Raise For Military Personnel

Congressman Mike Garcia

Congressman Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, called for a military pay raise Tuesday. Garcia argued for an amendment to a Department of Defense bill increasing military base pay to $15 an hour during a House Appropriations Committee meeting on July 13. “I personally think it is a travesty and an insult to our military members and their families that they have ...

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Congressman Steve Knight Supports Call For Joint Office On Artificial Intelligence

The United States Department of Defense is considering setting up a joint office focused on  improving the military’s artificial intelligence capabilities. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Secretary of Defense James Mattis reported that the DOD is looking into the concept of a joint office for artificial intelligence, or AI, research. “We ...

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Congressman McKeon’s Support of Continuing Resolution

Washington- Today, Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee addressed his colleagues on the subject of passing a Continuing Resolution to fund the federal government through fiscal year 2013.   The resolution includes a full year appropriation for the Department of Defense.  The Continuing Resolution passed by a vote of 267-151.  McKeon’s remarks below are ...

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Farewell Message From Secretary Of Defense Panetta

Leon Panetta | Department of Defense | SCVNews.com To All Department of Defense Personnel: “Tomorrow morning, Chuck Hagel will be sworn in to succeed me as secretary of defense.  It’s been the privilege of my life to serve with and lead the men and women of this department, and I am grateful that President Obama selected such an outstanding leader ...

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Buck McKeon Takes Stand On Department Of Defense Furloughs

The Department of Defense today officially informed Congress of its intent to impose furloughs on the Department of Defense’s entire civilian workforce as it copes with the automatic spending cuts known as “sequestration.” The furlough program will go forward if sequestration is not avoided. Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee made the following ...

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