Tag: Department Of Defense
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Colorado approves nearly $2 million for 2 companies considering expanding in El Paso County
The Colorado Economic Development Commission approved $1.9 million of tax incentives on Thursday for two unnamed companies looking to expand in El Paso County and potentially bring 300 jobs to the area. The largest incentive went to “Project Da Vinci,” a Colorado-based manufacturing company servicing the aerospace, medical, industrial and commercial industries. The commission voted…
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DOD to upgrade discharge statuses of those hurt by Don’t Ask Don’t Tell
The Department of Defense announced this week it will start proactively upgrading the discharge statuses of some veterans kicked out of the military for their sexual orientation and denied benefits for serving — a good step that does not go far enough some advocates say. Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks said the new initiative…
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As sexual assaults rise, Air Force Academy needs to stop freshmen hazing, DOD report finds
Following a rise in reported sexual assaults across the military academies, Pentagon staff visited and evaluated all the schools, finding that the Air Force Academy needs to make changes to stop hazing among cadets and that freshman cadets feel the school has a prison-like environment. While military environments need to be stressful to build resilience,…
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Outraged Alabama lawmakers promise to fight on to keep Space Command: ‘This is not over’
Outraged Alabama lawmakers promised Monday to fight on for Space Command after the Air Force announced it will stay in Colorado Springs. U.S. Space Command employs people from across the military branches to protect U.S. space assets and, if necessary, defend them. It is separate from the Space Force. Prior to Monday’s announcement, the command…
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10th Circuit in Denver throws out challenge to military’s now-rescinded COVID vaccine mandate
The federal appeals court based in Denver dismissed an attempt by two ex-military personnel to halt the U.S. Department of Defense’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement, recognizing on Thursday that the government had already rescinded the mandate and there was nothing for the court to block. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the…
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Michael Bennet, Colorado veterans discuss ‘burn pit’ bill and how to improve health care
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet visited Colorado Springs on Thursday, in part to tout the PACT Act, which President Joe Biden signed into law Wednesday, expanding health care benefits for veterans who developed illnesses from exposure to toxic substances from burn pits on military bases. Burn pits are used to dispose of waste collected on overseas…
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Lockheed Martin gets contract to build long-lasting battery storage system at Fort Carson
The U.S. Department of Defense awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to build a long-duration battery power storage system at Fort Carson near Colorado Springs to increase the amount of time the base can operate during a power failure and improve the base’s resiliency and independence from the commercial grid. The new battery system — a…
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U.S. military going forward with transportable micro-reactor power generator
The U.S. Department of Defense has given the go-ahead to build a new prototype nuclear micro-reactor at the 890-square-mile Idaho National Laboratory, west of Idaho Falls, Idaho. Project Pele is intended to provide reliable, abundant and continuous energy through the deployment of nuclear energy power systems within the military with what the Defense Science Board…
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NOAA administrator: Everyone is an end user for space
Everyone on Earth “is an end user for space,” the top official with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday during a panel discussion at the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs. Richard Spinrad, who took over the agency that includes the National Weather Service and eight other related services, said anyone who gets weather warnings…
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Lawmakers applaud Colorado’s military intelligence gathering amid Ukraine invasion
Two federal lawmakers and intelligence committee members highlighted the important role some Colorado military installations are providing by gathering and sharing information among friends as Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine entered its ninth day. U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Denver) and U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) – chair of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence…