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RVSS Expansion on Hold. Customs and Border Protection has delayed its plans to expand a sensor system along the southwest and northern borders. The agency told interested vendors in a […]
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ArmySenate Appropriators Boost Army Vehicle, Aircraft Funding By Billions
Army aircraft and combat vehicle procurement stand to receive billions in additional funding under a funding bill proposed by Senate appropriators on Nov. 21. The Senate Appropriations Committee added […]
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BudgetSenate Appropriators Direct DHS Accelerate Program To Protect Federal Networks
Senate appropriators are proposing a slight increase in overall operations and procurement accounts for the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) cyber security efforts, including additional funds to accelerate a program […]
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ArmyArmy Releases RFP For New Infantry Light Tank, Plans To Buy 500 Vehicles
The Army has released a request for proposals (RFP) for Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF), laying out for industry plans to purchase up to 504 light tanks to accompany infantry brigades […]
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Wednesday, November 22, 2017
- Senate Unveils $651 Billion FY 2018 Defense Appropriations Bill
- After Swearing In, Army Secretary Prioritizes Near-Term Readiness
- Cochran’s Mark For DHS Provides For 10th National Security Cutter
- NDAA Makes Missile Defense Policy Changes
- Amazon Launches Cloud Service Platform For Intelligence Community’s Classified Data
- NASA, NOAA Launch JPSS-1 Weather Satellite On ULA Rocket
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BudgetSenate Unveils $651 Billion FY 2018 Defense Appropriations Bill
The Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC) on Nov. 21 unveiled a nearly $651 billion fiscal year 2018 defense appropriations bill that adds $15.4 billion to the Trump administration’s budget request to boost […]
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Missile DefenseNDAA Makes Missile Defense Policy Changes
The fiscal year 2018 defense bill passed by both Houses of Congress authorizes numerous changes and directives to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), including studies to expand missile defense fields. […]
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SpaceNASA, NOAA Launch JPSS-1 Weather Satellite On ULA Rocket
NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have launched the first of four Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) satellites, which are designed to provide more accurate weather forecasts […]
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Budget
Cochran’s Mark For DHS Provides For 10th National Security Cutter
Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) on Tuesday released his funding recommendations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in FY ’18, including construction of a 10th National Security […]
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ArmyAfter Swearing In, Army Secretary Prioritizes Near-Term Readiness
Former Raytheon [RTN] lobbyist and West Point graduate Mark T. Esper was sworn in Nov. 21 as Secretary of the Army, adopting near-term readiness as his top priority as the […]