Deal averts shutdown, normal government operations to continue

Government agencies are continuing normal operations after the administration, the Senate and the House of Representatives agreed to a fiscal 2011 budget.The continuing resolution expired last night at midnight, but the Senate and House passed a short-term funding bill that will allow both houses to

Budget deal avoids government shutdown

Less than an hour before the federal government would have been forced to shut down, President Barack Obama announced that leaders in both parties had reached a budget agreement."Tomorrow, I'm pleased to announce that the Washington Monument, as well as the entire federal government, will be open

All commissaries would remain open during government shutdown

All military commissaries would be operational in the event of a government shutdown, the Defense Commissary Agency announced late today. DeCA's announcement that its stores would continue to serve military members and their families if a government shutdown were to occur, affects 249 commissaries

Tyndall teenager receives 2011 Military Child of the Year award for Air Force

DOD officials detail closure effects, plans

While still hoping to be spared a shutdown, Defense Department officials are making plans should the government close over the fiscal 2011 budget impasse, a senior Pentagon official said here April 8."We are a country of laws, and if we go through a government shutdown, we will follow the laws," the

Scott AFB to become 'one stop C-21 shop'

The 458th Airlift Squadron here will become the Air Force's sole C-21 formal training unit within the next four months. The squadron will regain the C-21 training mission from the 45th Airlift Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss.The 45th AS will dissolve as a unit underneath Air Education &

AFAS officials to offer Airmen short-term, interest-free loans during shutdown

Air Force Aid Society officials are offering Airmen short-term, interest-free loans to cover basic living expenses in the event of a government shutdown.The following information was published on the AFAS website:Question: I am an active duty Air Force member and don't know if I will get paid in the

Cadets conduct tribal engagement exercise

Rolling into a simulated Afghan village April 2 at Fort Carson, Colo., Air Force Academy cadets arrived by Humvee to accomplish their mission of engaging the local population. Cadets enrolled in the Behavioral Sciences 460, Sociology of Violence and War class spent the first part of the semester

Deputy defense secretary releases shutdown guidance

The Defense Department is hopeful that a government shutdown will be averted, but is releasing guidance to help plan for an orderly process if a shutdown becomes necessary, Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III said in a memo issued April 7."The president and the (Defense) Secretary (Robert

Air Force announces MC-12 basing decision

The Department of the Air Force recently announced it will base the MC-12W Liberty aircraft here. The announcement comes following the completion of an environmental assessment that concluded with a finding of no significant impact, clearing the way for the final decision. The first MC-12W aircraft