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Senator Wants OPM IG To Continue Investigating Agency Data System Following Breach

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, July 6th, 2015

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Senator Wants OPM IG To Continue Investigating Agency Data System Following Breach

Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) on Monday sent a letter to the Inspector General of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) asking him to conduct another investigation of its data system that is used in investigating applicants for federal jobs following revelations a month ago that hackers had gained access to millions of records that agency has of current and former government employees.“On June 29, OPM promised to re-evaluate its Electronic Questionnaires for Investigative Processing (e-QIP) and has taken it offline…

Budd And Shaheen Bill Would Authorize 329 F-15EX Fighters

Two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), have introduced the Airpower Acceleration Act, which would authorize multi-year procurements of […]

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HASC’s Wittman Sees ‘Challenging’ Push For $350B In Reconciliation Funds, Wants Sustained Defense Increase

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.– Congress’ work to pass $350 billion in reconciliation funds to support the Trump administration’s push for a $1.5 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense topline is “going to […]

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Army Secretary Says “We Need To Over-Invest in FLRAA To Get It Online As Quickly As Possible”

Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Appropriations Committee’s defense panel (HAC-D), said on Thursday that the Army’s budget plan beginning in fiscal 2027 has more than $2 billion […]

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Pentagon Fiscal 2027 Budget To Address Cannibalization Of Parts For F-35, Legislator Says

The Pentagon’s upcoming fiscal 2027 budget request will help reduce the cannibalization of parts for the F-35 fighter by Lockheed Martin [LMT], the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s […]