[ad_1] Whether the government shuts down this weekend or limps into the new fiscal year with temporary funding, the Pentagon’s new, big ideas could see significant delays in the year ahead.  One example: the Air Force’s robot wingman, or collaborative combat aircraft, effort and the many individual programs that feed into it.  While the exact ...

[ad_1] Lawmakers are worried that a U.S. Army plan to cut up to 3,000 people from its special operations forces will embolden China.  One defense official told Defense One that the Army is not looking to reduce the number of operators, but rather to eliminate redundant positions in headquarters, logistics, and support. But lawmakers say the Army hasn’t given them enough ...

[ad_1] Photography by Josh Olins for Parfums Christian DiorCharlize Theron reflects on the past two decades as the face of Dior J’adore while ushering in the brand’s latest fragrance, L’Or de J’adore. By Souzan Michael Galway Date September 28, 2023 “When you’re trying to create history with something that already has historical ground, it can ...

[ad_1] A congressional effort to impose cost-control guardrails on the Air Force’s program to build drones that will fly alongside manned fighters is drawing fire from the service.  The proposal from the House Armed Services Committee would force the Air Force to divvy up drones in its robot-wingman program, known as “collaborative combat aircraft,” into ...

[ad_1] DEAR ABBY: My mother-in-law is a heavy smoker. She lives two hours away from us, so when she visits, she likes to stay for one or two nights. My husband and I have a 3-year-old son, and my MIL’s smoking is a huge concern for me. Every two hours, she smokes outside on our ...

[ad_1] The U.S. government is barreling towards its first shutdown since 2018.  Last week, the House failed to advance its spending bill for fiscal year 2024, putting the U.S. government on path toward a shutdown unless Congress passes a stopgap spending bill by Sept. 30. While the House is gridlocked, the Senate seems poised to ...

[ad_1] With lawmakers struggling to come up with a plan to fund the government past Sept. 30, agencies are dusting off their shutdown plans.  In conjunction with the Office of Management and Budget, every agency in government maintains a contingency plan for a lapse in appropriations. That includes exactly which work it will continue to ...

[ad_1] DEAR ABBY: Would it be wrong to reach out to my biological mother for financial help? I was adopted when I was just 2 months old. I was lucky to have wonderful parents, but they are in poor health, and it’s affecting both of them physically. I’m going into debt helping them out financially. ...