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Air ForceTanker Protest Watchers Await Confirmation of Air Force Nominations
By Emelie Rutherford Congress should move quickly to confirm a new Air Force secretary and chief of staff so questions about the protested tanker contract can be answered and the […]
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Business/FinancialRep. Taylor Questions Pentagon Acquisition Chief’s Support For DDG-1000
By Geoff Fein and Emelie Rutherford In a letter to John Young, the Pentagon’s top weapon’s buyer, Rep. Gene Taylor (D-Miss.), raised his concerns that the DDG-1000 has the potential […]
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Business/Financial
Sen. Levin Cites NPOESS As Example Of Problem Program, Over Budget And Behind Schedule; Young Says All Original Capabilities Ultimately May Not Be Orbited
Senate Panel Blasts $295 Billion Of Cost Overruns In Pentagon Programs; That Equals More Than 16 Times NASA Budget, About 30 Times More Than MDA Budget The National Polar-orbiting Operational […]
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Business/Financial
House Panel Backs NASA Reauthorization Measure With Few Changes, Sends It To House Floor
The House Science and Technology Committee favorably reported out the NASA reauthorization measure that would permit increased funding for the space agency and accelerate the first flight of the next-generation […]
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CongressAcademics: United States Should Agree To Ban Space Weapons; A System To Defend U.S. Satellites And Space Assets Would Be Technologically Unfeasible And Too
The United States should agree to negotiate a global ban on weapons in space and the use of anti-satellite weapons, because erecting a military shield to defend satellites would be […]
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Young Claims Inaccuracies, Assumptions In Navy Destroyer Cost Comparison
By Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon’s acquisition chief has questioned the accuracy of a Navy letter stating the life-cycle costs of the new DDG-1000 destroyer and older DDG-51 destroyer are similar […]
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ArmyDoD Eyes Stretching Out Coming MRAP Order, Unclear if MRAP II Will Be Part
By Emelie Rutherford As it prepares for what could be its final order of mine-resistant vehicles next month, the Pentagon is considering spreading out vehicle delivery to allow more time […]
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Thompson Says TWIC Help Desk Under Performing
By Calvin Biesecker Port workers going through the process of obtaining federally mandated security credentials and need help are experiencing longer than planned wait times when they call the help […]
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Business/Financial
Lockheed Martin Submits Its Bid For The Navy’s LCS
By Geoff Fein Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday submitted its bid to build the next series of Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) for the Navy, a company spokeswoman said. In March, the […]
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GAO Sees Improvements In Trade Security Program, Continuing Challenges
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has made progress in its voluntary trusted shipper program, called Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT), particularly in strengthening its polices for granting benefits to the […]