Budget
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BudgetNASA’s MAVEN Spacecraft Successfully Launches
NASA yesterday successfully launched its Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft, commencing its 10-month journey to the “Red Planet,” according to an agency statement. The launch took place at […]
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Budget
Thornberry: Acquisition Reform Effort Will Surface in FY ’15, ’16 NDAA Bills
The House Armed Services Committee’s recently announced acquisition reform effort is likely to yield some language in the fiscal year 2015 authorization bill and significantly more in the FY ’16 […]
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Budget
Relationship Building Key To U.S. Military’s Future, Hagel Says
The United States military will be geared more towards relationship building with other nations in the future as the world becomes more complicated and interconnected, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said […]
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ArmySen. Schumer Reveals Army Plans Multi-Vendor Acquisition Strategy For Coming Radio Competitions
Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) Nov. 13 said the Army is changing its acquisition strategy for Rifleman Radio and HMS Manpack radios to a multi-vendor concept after his push to promote […]
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BudgetCongressmen Air Frustrations With Budgeting Process, Relationship with Pentagon
Two congressmen who currently serve in the military discussed what they see as a growing schism between Congress and the Pentagon, with their frustrations at the budgeting process on display. […]
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Air ForceAir Force Needs To Think About More Resilient Space Architectures, Fanning Says
The Air Force needs to think of ways that don’t necessarily involve offensive capability to protect its space assets as space becomes increasingly congested, the service’s top civilian said yesterday. […]
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Budget
Pentagon Officials Brief Non-HASC Members on Sequestration’s Effect on Readiness
Twenty-eight members of Congress attended a classified briefing yesterday afternoon hosted by House Armed Services Committee chairman Buck McKeon (R-Calif.) and HASC readiness subcommittee chairman Rob Wittman (R-Va.) to learn […]
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Air Force
Toomey Questions DoD Use Of Russian RD-180 Engines For Launch
Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) introduced legislation Tuesday requiring the Defense Department to report to Congress on its use of the Russian RD-180 rocket engine in national security launches. The bill […]
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Budget
Durbin to Defense Industry: Expand Lobbying Effort Against Sequester This Month
The chairman of the Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee yesterday challenged the defense industrial base to target Congress with a grassroots campaign to save itself from sequestration. Durbin brought seven witnesses […]
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Air Force
Air Force Crafts Long-Term Plan For Life After Sequestration, Welsh Says
The Air Force has created a long-term plan to deal with budgets lowered by sequestration called Air Force 2023, an “honest look” at what the service could look like in […]