Author: Mary Shinn
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As classes resume, Air Force Academy details still thin on faculty plans after civilian resignations
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As classes resume at the Air Force Academy for the fall semester, U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank asked the superintendent for a clear staffing plan after many civilian faculty members resigned earlier this year. The academy…
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As classes resume, Air Force Academy details still thin on faculty plans after civilian resignations
As classes resume at the Air Force Academy for the fall semester, U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank asked the superintendent for a clear staffing plan after many civilian faculty members resigned earlier this year. The academy saw more than 104 civilian employees leave either through natural attrition or as the Department of Government Efficiency offered deferred…
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Charlie Kirk calls Air Force Academy chapel timeline ‘outrageous,’ wants accelerated work
Influential conservative Charlie Kirk, a new member of the Air Force Academy Board of Visitors, called for accelerating the restoration of the chapel during a meeting Aug. 7 because the work is expected to stretch into 2028. The renovation that started at the end of 2019 is aimed at fixing the chronic leaking that has…
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Charlie Kirk calls Air Force Academy chapel timeline ‘outrageous,’ wants accelerated work
Influential conservative Charlie Kirk, a new member of the Air Force Academy Board of Visitors, called for accelerating the restoration of the chapel during a meeting Aug. 7 because the work is expected to stretch into 2028. The renovation that started at the end of 2019 is aimed at fixing the chronic leaking that has…
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Colorado Springs-based Auria wins $8.1 million contract
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As more and more satellites circle the globe, ensuring antennas are available for critical Space Force actions such as correcting an orbit or receiving images is key. Recently, Colorado Springs-based Auria received an $8.1 million contract to build a cloud-based prototype that will ensure either…
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Colorado Springs-based Auria wins $8.1 million contract
As more and more satellites circle the globe, ensuring antennas are available for critical Space Force actions such as correcting an orbit or receiving images is key. Recently, Colorado Springs-based Auria received an $8.1 million contract to build a cloud-based prototype that will ensure either military or commercial ground-stations not currently used by the Space…
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Colorado Springs residents protest VA cutting contracts with unions
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Roughly 20 Colorado Springs residents and Veterans Affairs employees gathered Thursday outside of Floyd K. Lindstrom Clinic to protest the agency ending its contracts with several large unions. The VA announced in early August it…
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In Colorado Springs, KBR employees help map global satellite traffic for Space Force
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As thousands of satellites go to orbit each year, traffic control is getting ever more complicated. Colorado Springs-based employees with KBR are among those ensuring the global picture and potential problems are clear to the…
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Colorado Springs residents protest VA cutting contracts with unions
Roughly 20 Colorado Springs residents and Veterans Affairs employees gathered Thursday outside of Floyd K. Lindstrom Clinic to protest the agency ending its contracts with several large unions. The VA announced in early August it was ending its collective bargaining agreements with groups including the American Federation of Government Employees, the AFL-CIO and the National…
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In Colorado Springs, KBR employees help map global satellite traffic for Space Force
As thousands of satellites go to orbit each year, traffic control is getting ever more complicated. Colorado Springs-based employees with KBR are among those ensuring the global picture and potential problems are clear to the Space Force and other clients with satellites that need to fly unhindered. Houston-headquartered KBR, a company with 650 employees in…