The crew of the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford took delivery of the first of 11 weapons elevators from the Newport News Shipyard during their year-long yard period.
About 70 federal agencies are located at the Army's sprawling Redstone Arsenal in HUntsville, Alabama, and more than half the area economy is tied to Washington spending. As the government shutdown drags into a third week, people and businesses that rely on that federal largesse for their livelihood are feeling the partial government shutdown's effects.
Federal employees gathered outside the AFL-CIO headquarters in Washington, D.C. to call on Congress to pass funding legislation and reopen the government.
The Navy has spent two years developing a new safety boot for at-sea wear. It offers four major improvements over the current issue boot. The problem is, no one is buying it, yet.
