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Air ForceAir Force Plans Frequent Exchanges With Industry During CSAR-X Bid Evaluations
By Michael Sirak Applying the lessons from the first go-around, the Air Force will do more to maintain a continual dialogue with industry throughout the process of evaluating the proposals […]
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CongressPolitical War On Supplemental Spending Continues
By Jen DiMascio Democratic lawmakers last week objected to Pentagon pleas for the quick release of war funding and attacked the administration for politicizing the issue. Before the start of […]
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Business/FinancialRaytheon Gearing Up For ERGM Validation Tests In January
By Geoff Fein After months of layoff, Raytheon [RTN] will restart testing of its Extended Range Guided Munition (ERGM) early next year to demonstrate to the Navy the reliability of […]
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ArmyGD Joints Raytheon On Army Warfighter Training Contract
Raytheon [RTN] earlier this month brought General Dynamics [GD] onboard its team that earlier won a contract to consolidate the Army’s live, virtual and constructive training, as part of an […]
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Business/Financial
Textron Closes In On United Industrial Acquisition
Textron [TXT] said last week that it has acquired 85 percent of the stock of United Industrial Corp. [UIC] as it nears the end of its $1.1 billion acquisition of […]
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InternationalCorrection
A story in the Nov. 14 edition of Defense Daily incorrectly stated that the 1206 program is a State Department effort to provide funding to foreign countries to combat terrorism. […]
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Congress
JIEDDO Scrambling For Cash Without Supplemental Funding
By Jen DiMascio As of Dec. 1, the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) will have no more funding for new contracts and will only sustain current contracts and […]
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Army
Contractors On Battlefield For Foreseeable Future
By Ann Roosevelt The Army is likely to have contractors on the battlefield into the future, according to the top service acquisition official. "Is it going to change significantly in […]
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Air Force
New Sales of F-16s Important Bridge To F-35, Says USAFE Head
By Michael Sirak RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany–For several nations in Europe and the vicinity, the acquisition of F-16 fighter jets, whether new or used, is still an attractive interim option […]
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Business/Financial
Cubic Corp. Establishes Maritime Security Service Program
Cubic Corp. [CUB] said yesterday it has established a new business initiative to assist federal regulators and the international port and shipping community in achieving compliance with new seaport security […]