Budget
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BudgetLockheed Martin, BAE Systems Bidding For Australian Pilot Training Program
Prime contractors Lockheed Martin [LMT] and BAE Systems are forming their own teams to compete for the Australian Defense Forces’ new pilot training program, formally known as the AIR 5428 […]
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Air ForceLawmakers: Shutdown More Harmful To Military Than Sequestration, Summer Furloughs
As damaging has sequestration has been to the military, with its arbitrary cuts causing backlogs of maintenance, administrative work and more, the government’s shutdown could prove more damaging if it […]
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BudgetLawmakers Seek to Reinstate All DoD Civilians During Gov’t Shutdown
Despite passing the Pay Our Military Act to allow uniformed and civilian personnel in the Defense Department to work and get paid on time during the government shutdown, some lawmakers […]
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BudgetPrime Contractors Believe They Can Limit Near-Term Impact of Shutdown
Defense contractors say it is hard to determine this early on how their programs will be affected by the ongoing government shutdown, but they seem to believe they can continue […]
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Air ForceAir Force Awards Pratt & Whitney Potentially $2.5 Billion For Engine Spare Parts
The Air Force said Monday it awarded Pratt & Whitney a sole source, firm-fixed-price contract for various weapon system spare parts that could be worth as much as $2.5 billion. […]
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BudgetDLA Overpays Boeing Nearly $14 Million, Should Get Money Back, DoD IG Says
The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) overpaid Boeing [BA] nearly $13.7 million for sole-source spare parts and should implement options to get that money back, the Defense Department inspector general (DoD […]
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BudgetFormer CAPE Director: Focus on Preserving Key Industrial Base Capabilities
Former Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation director Christine Fox believes the Defense Department has made a lot of good progress in finding ways to reduce costs and protect vital industrial […]
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Air ForceAir Force Keeps ORS Office Open; Henrich Lifts Hold On James For Air Force Secretary
Due to the Air Force’s decision to keep the Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) office open through fiscal year 2014, Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) said he lifted his hold on Air […]
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ArmyBAE Systems, Union Chiefs, Suppliers, Air Bradley Industrial Base Concerns
Concerns over the potential shutdown of the Bradley production line and what it means to the heavy vehicle industrial base has led the CEO of BAE Systems, Linda Hudson, the […]