Congress
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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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CongressHouse 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. […]
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Budget
Sequester Barely Mentioned At Budget Director Confirm Hearing
The likely next director of the White House budget office faced few questions about “sequestration” during her confirmation hearing Monday, perhaps signaling the debate over those budget cuts has died […]
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Congress
Hundreds Of Locales Eyed For Missile Interceptor Site
The Pentagon is evaluating hundreds of locations for a potential East Coast missile defense site and will work this summer to select the few places that will be subject to […]
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Congress
Hearing On Boston Bombings Points To Lapses In Information Sharing By Feds, Value Of Grant Funding
Prior to the terrorist bombings last month in Boston, federal authorities did not share any information they had with law enforcement authorities in the city or state that Russian intelligence […]