Congress
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Air ForceDems Will Challenge DoD’s MEADS Funding Likely In Full HASC Markup, Sanchez Says
Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-Calif.) said yesterday the Democrats will soon put forward an amendment during the fiscal year 2014 defense authorization bill process challenging the Defense Department’s funding of the […]
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Air ForceHASC Panel Again Moves To Block Air Force From Retiring Global Hawk Block 30s
A key House panel is once again proposing to prevent the Air Force from using funds to retire its fleet of RQ-4 Global Hawk Block 30 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). […]
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ArmyStrategic Forces Panel Wants Assessment of MEADS Tech After Test
After a contentious period when congressional committees tried to kill the final stage of the tri-national Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS), a House Armed Services Committee (HASC) panel wants […]
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Army
Mass. Senators Urge Protection of WIN-T, HMS from Further Cuts
Massachusetts Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren and William Cowan join their House colleagues in support of Army modernization programs, specifically the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) and the Handheld, Manpack, Small Form […]
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CongressSenate Panel Approves Amendment Calling For Biometric Air Exit System
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday approved an amendment that calls for establishing a biometric-based exit system at the nation’s airports with the highest volume of international air travel. The […]
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House Homeland Security Appropriators Approve $38.9 Billion DHS Bill
The House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee (HAC-HS) yesterday approved a $38.9 billion bill for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in FY ’14, a measure that moves funding from headquarters […]
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Congress
DHS Awards CenturyLink Contract To Implement Cyber Intrusion Prevention Capability
As part of its plan to better protect federal computer networks from cyber threats, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) a month ago awarded the telecommunications firm CenturyLink [CTL] a […]
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Congress
House GOP Seeks DHS Cuts
House appropriators want to cut Coast Guard funding below current levels and give the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) less science and technology funding than it requested. The House Appropriations […]
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ArmyMembers of the House Write SECDEF In Support of Army Network Modernization
Seventy-one members of the House have written Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel expressing their “strong support” for the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) and The Handheld, Manpack, Small Form Fit (HMS) Radio. […]
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BudgetDoD Furlough Announcement Spurs Calls For Hill Fix
The Pentagon announced Tuesday that most of its civilian employees will be forced to take 11 furlough days starting in July, spurring angry calls from Republicans for Congress to intervene. […]