Budget
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BudgetHouse Could Have Limited Debate On DoD Budget This Week
The House could take up the defense appropriations bill later this week while operating under a rule allowing debate on only a limited number of amendments. House members have until […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin’s GPS III Non-Flight Satellite Testbed Validates Test Facilities
Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Global Positioning System (GPS) III Non-Flight Satellite Testbed (GNST) successfully completed a series of high-fidelity pathfinding events that validate the process and the facility GPS III satellites […]
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Air ForceAir Force S&T Disproportionally Hurt By Sequestration, Chief Scientist Says
The Air Force’s science and technology (S&T) efforts have been disproportionally impacted by sequestration budget cuts because the service’s researchers are disproportionally civilian, the Air Force’s new chief scientist said […]
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BudgetAmos Emphasizes Need For New Amphib Vehicle
Marine Commandant Gen. James Amos stressed Thursday the unavoidable need his service has for the Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV), indicating he would shield it from budget cuts during fiscal belt-tightening […]
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BudgetDoD IG Identifies $23 Billion Pentagon Could Have More Wisely Spent, Official Says
The Pentagon’s watchdog has identified $23.4 billion so far in 2013 that the Defense Department could have spent more wisely, according to a senior DoD official. The DoD Inspector General’s […]
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Air ForceAir Force Ending Alternative Fuel Certification Efforts Within Weeks
The Air Force will officially end its alternative fuel certification efforts in two to three weeks when the service’s biofuels czar is reassigned to another program. Air Force Alternative Fuels […]
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BudgetHagel Unveils FY ’14 Sequester Contingency Plan
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel provided on Wednesday a summary of the Pentagon’s contingency plan for next year if Congress doesn’t find a way to stop “sequestration” budget cuts, warning of […]
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Air ForceAir Force Needs To Evaluate Funding Changes For Space Acquisition Civilians, GAO Says
The Air Force did not evaluate, nor establish clear or concise goals, for a two-year old pilot program that was supposed to give it flexibility to hire civilian acquisition personnel […]
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Air ForceNorthrop Grumman Successfully Tests New B-2 AESA Antenna With AEHF Satellite
Northrop Grumman [NOC] proved in May a new active electronically scanned array (AESA) antenna it developed for the B-2 can establish and maintain communications services with an on-orbit Advanced Extremely […]
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Budget
Lawmakers Call For Sequester Fix As DoD Furloughs Start
Civilian Pentagon employees will be furloughed starting this week, in a move that could reignite the debate over the Pentagon budget cuts in Congress. Because of sequestration–the $500 billion in […]