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Market Sectors :: Congress
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March 5, 2010
By Emelie Rutherford Faced with senators frustrated by reports of delays in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter's initial operational capability (IOC), Air Force leaders said yesterday their service may not know for months how much of schedule shift is needed. Air...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/congress/Air-Force-New-F-35-Delivery-Date-Wont-Be-Known-For-Months_9550.html March 5, 2010
By Geoff Fein As the Navy and the shipbuilding industry prepare to move toward producing two Virginia-class submarines per year, all eyes are looking ahead to the next-generation ballistic missile boomer. The submarine industrial base has to keep up the...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/congress/Sub-Program-Still-Going-Strong-Funding-For-Next-SSBN-Raises-Concerns_9552.html March 5, 2010
By Emelie Rutherford The Senate confirm the nominations of six senior Pentagon officials last night after senators who blocked their final approval released their holds. The nominees, selected by President Barack Obama, are: Frank Kendall III to be principal...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/congress/Stalled-Pentagon-Nominees-Confirmed-By-Senate_9556.html March 4, 2010
By Emelie Rutherford The Army is "moving rapidly" to develop a V-shaped hull kit for the Stryker fleet to make the vehicles more resistant to explosives in Afghanistan, the service's top officer told anxious lawmakers yesterday. Troops using the...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/congress/Army-Weighing-Quick-Fielding-of-V-Hull-Kits-For-IED-Prone-Strykers_9535.html March 3, 2010
By Emelie Rutherford With Northrop Grumman [NOC] expected to announce soon if it will compete for the Air Force tanker contract, congressional and defense officials are sizing up what would happen if Boeing [BA] remains the only aircraft bidder. Capitol Hill...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/congress/With-Northrop-Tanker-Decision-Looming-Officials-Weigh-Boeing-Only-Bid_9527.html March 3, 2010
By Emelie Rutherford Massachusetts' new Republican senator, Scott Brown, has snagged coveted seats on the powerful Armed Services, Homeland Security, and Veterans Affairs committees, his office said yesterday. Brown, a lieutenant colonel in the Massachusetts...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/congress/Sen-Brown-Lands-Seats-On-Key-Military-Committees_9533.html March 2, 2010
By Geoff Fein The General Dynamics [GD] variant of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) uses less fuel per hour during higher rates of speed than the Lockheed Martin [LMT] vessel, according to a Navy document. The one-page LCS Consumption Curves shows that both...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/congress/GDs-LCS-Burns-Less-Fuel-At-Higher-Speeds-Navy-Document-Shows_9486.html March 2, 2010
By Emelie Rutherford Congress is expected to start considering in mid-April President Barack Obama's $33 billion request for supplemental war funding for the current fiscal year, which is expected to be approved without any major skirmishes. Though Obama...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/congress/Hill-To-Weigh-War-Supplemental-Next-Month_9487.html March 2, 2010
By Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon "continues to explore" entering into a multi-year contract with Boeing [BA] for F/A-18 fighter jets, but was not able to make a decision by yesterday's congressional deadline, according to the deputy defense...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/congress/Lynn-Pentagon-Hasnt-Agreed-To-FA-18-Multi-Year-Buy_9492.html March 1, 2010
By Geoff Fein Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) last week questioned the top leadership of the Navy as to whether the evaluation criteria being used to select a winner in the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) competition is fair and adequately addresses the importance of...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/congress/Sessions-Presses-Navy-Over-Fairness-of-LCS-RFP-Evaluation_9474.html February 26, 2010
By Emelie Rutherford Lawmakers vexed by President Barack Obama's attempt to cancel the Constellation moon-exploration program grilled NASA's leader yesterday about its plan to help commercial companies build human-spaceflight vehicles. House Science and...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/congress/NASA-Authorizers-Skeptical-About-Obamas-Shift-To-Commercial-Spacecraft_9470.html February 25, 2010
By Emelie Rutherford Military officials sought to alleviate congressional concerns yesterday about the Pentagon relying in the future on one main contractor for tactical aircraft, pointing to planning for future sixth-generation fighters and ongoing...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/congress/DoD-Tries-To-Ease-Hill-Anxiety-Over-Tac-Air-Industrial-Base_9452.html February 25, 2010
By Geoff Fein The Navy is working to meet a Monday deadline to inform Congress of plans to pursue a multi-year buy of Boeing [BA] F/A-18E/F Super Hornets that could help to fill some of the service's strike fighter gap, according to a lawmaker. Under section...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/congress/Navy-Works-To-Meet-Monday-Deadline-For-New-FA-18-Multi-Year-Buy_9457.html February 24, 2010
By Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon will release the long-awaited solicitation for the Air Force tanker today, when observers will wait to hear if Northrop Grumman [NOC]- European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) will stay in the contest or yield to...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/congress/Air-Force-Tanker-RFP-To-Be-Unveiled-Today_9443.html February 24, 2010
By Emelie Rutherford A top Air Force official told lawmakers who support continuing a disputed jet engine yesterday that military officials' opposition results from a "close call" made after weighing the impact of continuing or ending the program...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/congress/Air-Force-Close-Call-To-Not-Back-Alternate-F-35-Engine_9445.html February 23, 2010
By Geoff Fein For FY '11, the Navy has outlined three unfunded requests totaling $532 million for aviation spares, and aviation and ship maintenance. "Although these unfunded requirements are not of higher priority than anything contained in the Navy's...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/congress/Navy-Seeks-$532-Million-For-Maintenance-In-FY-11-Unfunded-Needs-Submission_9430.html February 16, 2010
By Emelie Rutherford The defense industry is making healthy investments in this fall's mid-term elections, boosting the campaign coffers of Democrats in Pennsylvania and congressional heavyweights, including the Senate majority leader, facing tough reelection...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/congress/Defense-Sector-Bolstering-Pennsylvania-Other-Mid-Term-Congressional-Races_9350.html February 10, 2010
By Emelie Rutherford If Rep. Norm Dicks (D-Wash.) becomes the next chairman of the House Appropriations Defense subcommittee (HAC-D), he would advocate vigorously for Boeing [BA] and exhibit a shrewdness on intelligence matters, and likely be less active in...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/congress/Dicks-Would-Bring-Boeing-Support-Intelligence-Acumen-To-HAC-D_9327.html February 9, 2010
By Emelie Rutherford Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.), the all-powerful chairman of the House Appropriations Defense subcommittee (HAC-D) who swayed much of the Pentagon's spending, died yesterday in Arlington, Va., from complications following recent gallbladder...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/congress/Murtha-Powerful-Defense-Budget-Writer-Dies-At-77_9318.html February 9, 2010
By Emelie Rutherford With the military services' fiscal year 2011 budget hearings set to kick off this week, lawmakers are sorting through claims and data regarding whether there is a solid business case for extending the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/congress/Hill-Seeks-Data-On-F-35-Second-Engine-Business-Case_9319.html
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