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Archives :: Daily Congressional news, military programs, procurement and legislation
Displaying 1 - 20 of 1490 stories.
February 7, 2012
Two powerful lawmakers sent letters to the defense secretary and government auditors yesterday decrying the Pentagon’s decision to lift a probation on the development of a variant of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Senate Armed Services...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/congress/SASC-Leaders-Question-Lifting-of-F-35B-Probation_16672.html February 3, 2012
Senate Republicans pitched a plan yesterday for staving off the initial defense spending cuts triggered by failed budget talks, garnering praise from House Republicans but rebukes from Senate Democrats. Sens. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.), John McCain (R-Ariz.) and four...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/congress/Senate-GOP-Joins-Sequestration-Fight_16648.html February 1, 2012
Republican senators fighting potential defense-spending reductions triggered by failed budget negotiations are finalizing legislation that may try to offset initial Pentagon cuts with savings from attrition in the federal workforce. The emerging plan...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/congress/Senate-Anti-Sequestration-Plan-Could-Seek-Fed-Workforce-Savings_16614.html February 1, 2012
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and several of her Democratic and Republican colleagues on a panel that oversees the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) yesterday introduced a bill requiring the department to launch an independent study of the health effects...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/congress/Collins-Colleagues-Want-Study-On-Health-Effects-Of-X-Ray-Body-Imagers_16619.html January 27, 2012
Pentagon leaders proposed multiple weapons-program changes yesterday--including cutting F-35 Joint Strike Fighter procurement, cancelling block 30 Global Hawk drones, and delaying the new ballistic-missile submarine--in the opening salvo of a battle with...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/congress/Pentagon-Unveils-Budget-Cuts-In-Opening-Salvo-With-GOP_16561.html January 26, 2012
The Air Force C-27J aircraft used to go the last tactical mile bringing vital supplies to the soldiers in Afghanistan is a program in jeopardy as program and budget cuts loom, the Army Chief of Staff said yesterday. “The C-27 program looks like it...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/congress/C-27J-Program-In-Jeopardy-Army-Chief-of-Staff-Says_16537.html January 25, 2012
President Barack Obama named Frank Kendall yesterday to formally take over as the Pentagon’s top official for acquisition, and nominated three others for senior defense positions. Kendall has been acting in the role of undersecretary of defense for...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/congress/Its-Official-Obama-Nominates-Kendall-As-Acquisition-Chief_16529.html January 24, 2012
As the president and defense secretary prepare to preview the fiscal year 2013 budget this week, the unveiling of the actual budget plan has been delayed until mid-February. The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) “will release the FY 2013...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/congress/Budget-Release-Delayed-Until-Mid-Feb_16511.html January 23, 2012
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said last Friday industry has to do more to control costs with weapon systems when he formally announced work on an F-35 Joint Strike Fighter variant will no longer be on hold. Panetta visited Naval Air Station Patuxent...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/congress/SECDEF-F-35B-Good-Industry-Must-Penny-Pinch_16499.html January 20, 2012
Four senior lawmakers are objecting to the Obama administration’s plans to negotiate a code of conduct with other nations for activity in space. Among their concerns, cited in a letter to President Barack Obama, are that such a space pact would be an...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/congress/Pols-Balk-At-Potential-Space-Pact_16487.html January 19, 2012
Small businesses could do more work with the Pentagon if it eases up on the practice of bundling contracts, advocates for smaller contractors told lawmakers. Linda Hillmer, chairwoman of the National Defense Industrial Association’s Small Business...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/congress/Stop-Contract-Bundling-To-Help-Small-Contractors-House-Panel-Told_16471.html January 18, 2012
The administration would have flexibility in doling out potential Pentagon budget cuts that could kick in next January, a former White House official said. John Cooney, previous general counsel at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), joined other...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/congress/Admin-Would-Have-Flexibility-In-Applying-DoD-Sequestration-Cuts_16461.html January 12, 2012
A senior defense-focused senator cautioned the Navy yesterday against growing its fleet to 313 ships by purchasing what she views as too many less-advanced vessels, expressing concern about the service's rate of...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/congress/Collins-Calls-For-Navy-To-Emphasize-Surface-Combatants_16391.html January 11, 2012
The defense industry and some lawmakers are sounding alarms about recent changes to the law dictating how depot-level work on military equipment is shared between government and private facilities. An Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) official...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/congress/Depot-Changes-In-DoD-Bill-Questioned_16353.html January 6, 2012
President Barack Obama and Pentagon leaders pledged to end “Cold War” weapon systems when discussing the Pentagon’s strategic review yesterday, but shared no details about program cancellations that will be unveiled in five weeks. Obama told...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/congress/DoD-Strategy-To-Spur-Cuts-To-Unidentified-Cold-War-Weapons_16320.html January 5, 2012
Boeing [BA] said yesterday it was shuttering its facility in Wichita, Kan., and shifting work on the KC-46A to Washington, a move swiftly criticized by Kansas lawmakers who accused the aircraft manufacturer of breaking a promise to keep work on the Air...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/congress/Boeings-Plan-To-Close-Kansas-Facility-Draws-Sharp-Rebuke_16300.html January 5, 2012
Lawmakers are calling on the Pentagon to report in the near future on a nascent cybersecurity program with the defense industry to assess how to better defend government and critical infrastructure networks. The fiscal year 2012 defense authorization...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/congress/Lawmakers-Seek-Insight-Into-DoD-Cyber-Effort_16304.html January 4, 2012
The Pentagon plans to unveil tomorrow findings of a months-long strategic review intended to identify $450 billion-plus in longterm budget cuts. The announcement, expected during a press conference with Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, comes shortly after...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/congress/DoD-Strategy-Review-To-Be-Unveiled_16294.html December 23, 2011
After beginning to circulate draft legislation last week aimed at helping to achieve consensus on a comprehensive cyber security bill in the Senate, Senate staff this week began meeting with various stakeholders, including relevant Senate committees, to...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/congress/Senate-Staff-Still-Working-To-Craft-Cyber-Bill-For-Introduction-In-Early-2012_16237.html December 23, 2011
The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) and Virginia-class submarine programs were the biggest victims of cuts made by Congress to the Navy’s shipbuilding request for fiscal 2012. The Defense appropriations bill passed by Congress last week cut by $47 million...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/congress/LCS-Virginia-class-Subs-See-Cuts-In-Approps-Bill_16241.html
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