The Pentagon awarded two grants last week to communities in Wisconsin and Texas that have been hit especially hard by layoffs due to defense budget cuts. The Defense Department handed the East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission an $837,315 grant to help soften the blow of losing 1,200 positions at Oshkosh Defense, while selecting Workforce Solutions Northeast Texas for a $456,722 grant to offset the loss of 1,225 civilian employees at Red River Army Depot, according to a Dec. 19...
