Congress
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CongressTSA Awards Trinity Technology $21 Million For Private Screening Program At Airports
Trinity Technology Group has received a potential $20.9 million contract from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to provide privatized screening at two airports. Trinity will receive just over $3 million […]
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Air ForceDoD Poised To Run On Shrunken Budget Until Late Nov
The Pentagon’s fiscal year 2012 budget likely won’t be hashed out until late November at the earliest, as the House is poised to vote on two short-term government funding measures […]
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CongressSAC Questions USMC Eyewear Plans
A powerful Senate committee is raising questions about the Marine Corps’ plans for buying protective eyewear, just weeks after the service tapped a company to make new glasses for every […]
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Air ForceHASC Warns Of Programs Hit By Biggest DoD Cuts
A House panel is warning that large Pentagon budget cuts, which could come if lawmakers fail to reach a deficit-cutting plan, would significantly impact funding for maneuver battalions, fighter wings, […]
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CongressSenate To Weigh Short-Term Budget Tonight
The Senate is scheduled to take up a temporary seven-week budget for the Pentagon and federal government today that would kick in on Saturday, though the measure’s fate is uncertain. […]
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CongressDoD Leaders Argue Against More Defense Cuts On Hill
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told lawmakers yesterday he will execute budget cuts “strategically,” while warning additional defense reductions that could come if congressional negotiations fail would amount to “shooting ourselves […]
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Business/FinancialThink Tank Calls For Paring Defense Industry
A think tank is proposing that Pentagon choose up to seven parts of the U.S. defense-industrial base to sustain and then to “ruthlessly” slough off the remaining aspects. The non-partisan Center […]
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CongressSenate, House Panels Approve Homeland Security Bills
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee yesterday completed its markup of an authorization bill for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that aims to improve the department’s acquisition […]
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CongressHouse Rejects Temp DoD Budget With 1.4% Cut
The House rejected last night a temporary seven-week federal budget for the new fiscal year that would cut Pentagon spending below current levels. Because Congress has passed none of the 12 federal […]
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ArmySAC Would Deny Funds For Armed Scout Helicopter Tech Development Contract
The Senate Appropriations Committee recommends denying a $73.9 million fiscal year 2012 budget request for a Technology Development Contract for the Army’s Armed Scout Helicopter. In its report […]