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Schriever Air Force Base

Spending Cuts Could Cost Colorado $48M In Wages

The Colorado economy could lose more than $48 million in wages over the next few months if automatic spending cuts take effect and the military puts civilian employees on intermittent furloughs without pay, a Colorado Springs business official said Thursday.

2013/02/21

An animation of a GPS III satellite (credit: CBS)

Raytheon Gets $7.2M Contract For GPS Work In Colorado

The Defense Department has awarded a $7.2 million contract to Raytheon Co. in Aurora for work on the Global Positioning System.

2012/11/28

Colorado Gains 80 Jobs In Air Force Realignment

Colorado will have a net gain of 80 Air Force Reserve jobs as the military restructures amid a slowdown in defense spending.

2012/03/07

Nico Cruz Santos (credit: Gilpin County Sheriff's Department)

Suspected Barricaded Airman Pleaded To Sex Charge

The Air Force said it’s investigating how an airman managed to get his own handgun onto a sensitive air base in Colorado where he barricaded himself in a building for 10 hours before surrendering.

2011/11/22