Senators Ask for Review of Veterans Job Assistance: The chairman and ranking member of the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs have asked the Government Accountability Office to examine the Labor Department’s employment efforts for veterans. Chairman Larry Craig (R-Idaho) and Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii) say they have concerns about the accuracy of DOL data that they use as a basis for committee decisions. The veteran lawmakers noted that although some 96 percent of veterans are employed, the four percent who are not break down into specific categories, such as disabled veterans and recently separated veterans.
General Atomics, the maker of one of the Air Force’s first Collaborative Combat Aircraft, has ambitious plans for its family of semi-autonomous drones beyond the FQ-42, including a flying-wing aircraft capable of carrying out both reconnaissance and strike missions. Meanwhile, the Air Force Research Laboratory announced a new program to…