The uncertainty surrounding civilian furloughs in the U.S. Department of Defense lingered Wednesday as Fort Gordon employees braced for the next two weeks, when officials said they will be "served" with letters...

...timely manner, find a home, get an education and land a job.The group works closely with the VA and the U.S. departments of Defense, Labor, and Housing and Urban Devel op ment. It has representatives at local colleges and has ties with...

Civilians working for the U.S. Department of Defense have at least two more weeks before furlough notices will be handed down.The Pentagon announced the delay this week to allow...

...representatives at the Fort Gordon Public Affairs Office said they have received no "official word" from the U.S. Department of Defense on how or when furloughs might be implemented."As decisions are made at the national level, it takes time...

Half the time over the last year, at least one Augusta elected official ? a commissioner or the mayor ? skipped a meeting, according to attendance records analyzed by The Augusta Chronicle.The worst offender was Commissioner J.R. Hatney, who is completing a second and final consecutive term representing Super District 9. Hatney was absent 18 times from August 2011 to July 2012, missing nine meetings of the full commission and nine commission committee meetings.

Research activities at the University of South Carolina Aiken received a significant increase in funding in 2011.

Former Augusta Mayor Bob Young will take over as president and CEO at Southeastern Natural Sciences Academy on Nov. 1.

The "seamless transition" being made by veterans between U.S. Department of Defense and Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center in Augusta is "the template for every city in America," U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson said...

COLUMBUS, Ga. - An Army soldier from Columbus has died in Iraq.The U.S. Department of Defense said 38-year-old Sgt. Johnny W. Lumpkin died Friday of wounds suffered in an accident in Taji. Family members told the Columbus...

Marine from Georgia dies in Afghanistan The U.S. Department of Defense says a 20-year-old Marine from Adairsville, Ga., has been killed in Afghanistan. The Pentagon said Monday that Lance Cpl...