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Market Sectors :: Congress
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September 9, 2010
By Emelie Rutherford A senior Pentagon advisor yesterday described the Pentagon’s healthcare, retirement, and personnel systems as ticking time bombs that must be overhauled to avoid a budget catastrophe. Retired Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Arnold Punaro...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/congress/Punaro-Targets-Military-Benefits_11236.html August 27, 2010
By Calvin Biesecker The official revelation by a senior Pentagon official this week that its military computer network was breached in a cyber attack two years ago is old news but what is more worrisome is that the nation's critical computer systems are also...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/congress/Nations-Critical-Systems-Vulnerable-To-Cyber-Attack-Senator-Warns_11137.html August 18, 2010
By Calvin Biesecker The private sector generally is meeting the expectations of its public sector partners when it comes to cooperating on cybersecurity but on the other hand the federal government is not "consistently meeting" the expectations of...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/congress/GAO-Public-Sector-Lags-In-Cyber-Cooperation_11073.html August 13, 2010
By Emelie Rutherford A House panel is continuing to fight back Pentagon attempts to take away already-pegged-for Army vehicle upgrades. The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) in an Aug. 10 letter denied the Defense Department's request to remove $143.2...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/congress/Panel-Blocks-DoD-From-Reducing-Funds-For-Vehicle-Upgrades_11017.html August 9, 2010
By Calvin Biesecker Responding to recent reports of concerns regarding the public health effects of new body scanning machines being deployed at the nation's airports, three Republican Senators last Thursday wrote to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/congress/Senators-Want-DHS-To-Address-Health-Concerns-Over-Body-Scanners_10972.html August 9, 2010
By Emelie Rutherford The Senate passed a NASA policy-setting bill last week that could help the solid-rocket motor industry in the wake of the cancellation of the Constellation manned-spaceflight program. The chamber passed the NASA authorization bill, for...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/congress/Senate-OKs-NASA-Bill-That-Could-Give-Solid-Rocket-Motor-Industry-Reprieve_10975.html August 6, 2010
By Emelie Rutherford A leading defense industry group is working to fine-tune its recommendations for how the Pentagon should go about buying things more efficiently. The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) submitted a 12-page document to the Department of...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/congress/Industry-Crafting-Final-Suggestions-For-DoD-Efficiencies-Initiative_10971.html August 5, 2010
By Emelie Rutherford Lawmakers denied the Pentagon's request to decrease existing funding for aircraft programs for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and bombers. Defense Comptroller Robert Hale sought permission from Congress on June 11 to reprogram $71...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/congress/HASC-Blocks-DoD-Attempts-To-Reduce-Funds-For-UAV-Bomber-Aircraft_10950.html August 5, 2010
By Emelie Rutherford The defense industry lost two congressional backers Tuesday night when Reps. Todd Tiahrt (R-Kan.) and Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-Mich.) failed in their bids to return to Congress next year. Voters shot down Tiahrt's attempt to be the...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/congress/Defense-Appropriators-Lose-At-The-Polls_10957.html August 4, 2010
By Emelie Rutherford The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) gave a welcome reception yesterday to an influential panel's call for building more Navy ships through the daunting task of increasing Pentagon spending. William Perry, the co-chair of the...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/congress/SASC-Receptive-To-Call-For-Bigger-Navy-Fleet_10949.html August 3, 2010
By Emelie Rutherford An industry group is warning a program the Navy is developing for granting some contractors "preferred supplier" status could inappropriately exclude smaller companies from contract competitions. The Navy has proposed creating a...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/congress/Industry-Raises-Concerns-With-Navy-Preferred-Supplier-Proposal_10902.html July 30, 2010
By Emelie Rutherford The overall size of the defense budget likely needs to be increased to modernize equipment, the heads of an independent panel that critiqued the Pentagon's 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) said yesterday. "We observed that a...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/congress/Independent-QDR-Panel-Modernization-Needs-Call-For-Bigger-DoD-Budget_10883.html July 28, 2010
By Emelie Rutherford The House, via a 308-114 vote, granted final congressional approval yesterday to the long-delayed war-funding bill, after lawmakers agreed to remove much of the domestic spending tacked on to it. The emergency supplemental...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/congress/House-Sends-Obama-War-Supplemental-With-$4-9-Billion-In-Procurement_10860.html July 28, 2010
By Emelie Rutherford A key House panel approved a $523.9 billion Pentagon spending bill yesterday with funding for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter's alternate engine, a move that could bode well for the future of the propulsion program the White House opposes...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/congress/HAC-D-Overrides-Chairman-DoD-In-Backing-F-35-Second-Engine_10862.html July 27, 2010
By Calvin Biesecker Senate Appropriators have agreed to fully fund the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) FY '11 budget request for surface transportation security but are fencing $50 million in funds elsewhere in the Department of Homeland...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/congress/Senate-Appropriators-Seek-Risk-Assessment-For-Rail-Transit-Security_10853.html July 26, 2010
By Calvin Biesecker The Coast Guard's National Security Cutter (NSC) program is already two years behind schedule and risks falling further behind if long-lead funding for the sixth vessel isn't provided, the Senate Appropriations Committee says in a report...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/congress/Senate-Committee-Warns-Coast-Guard-NSC-Two-Years-Behind-Schedule_10847.html July 22, 2010
By Calvin Biesecker The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is developing plans to implement the 44 initiatives and enhancements contained in its new Bottom Up Review (BUR) in support of the FY '12 budget request, Homeland Security Deputy Secretary Jane...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/congress/DHS-Developing-Plans-For-BUR-Initiatives-Support-FY-12-Request-Lute-Says_10820.html July 20, 2010
The Senate Appropriations Committee last week approved a $43.8 billion FY '11 spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security following the...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/congress/Senate-Appropriators-Approve-$43-8-Billion-Homeland-Security-Bill_10774.html July 16, 2010
By Calvin Biesecker Customs and Border Protection (CBP) operates the second largest fleet of Predator unmanned aircraft systems behind the Air Force and has amassed nearly 7,000 flight hours on its small but growing fleet of the remotely operated aircraft but...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/congress/UAS-Pilot-Sensor-Operator-Shortages-Are-Near-Term-Challenges-For-CBP_10749.html July 16, 2010
By Emelie Rutherford A Senate budget-writing panel agreed yesterday to cut President Barack Obama's proposed level of Pentagon funding, and a House committee could do the same thing next week. The Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC) voted 17-12 yesterday to...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/congress/Senate-Appropriators-Trim-Overall-Pentagon-Budget-By-$8-1-Billion_10750.html
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