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ArmyArmy Receives First Six of Planned 4,000 Electric Vehicles
By Ann Roosevelt FORT MYER, Va.–Army Secretary Pete Geren Monday handed over the keys to the first six Neighborhood Electric Vehicles (NEV) being leased from Chrysler‘s Global Electric Mororcars (GEM) […]
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Griffin Says Ares I Would Be Twice As Safe As EELV, And EELV Would Need Same
By Dave Ahearn The planned Ares I rocket to launch the future Orion space capsule into orbit would be twice as safe and more affordable than a military rocket that […]
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Weak Economy Could Give Reprieve For Programs On Chopping Block, Obama Adviser Says
By Marina Malenic President-elect Barack Obama’s plan to stimulate the economy with additional government spending could include several big-ticket defense programs that might otherwise have been headed toward cutbacks or […]
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Air ForceSenators To Query DoD Picks On Acquisition, Not Fretting About Lynn’s Lobbying
By Emelie Rutherford Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) members said they plan to question nominees for four top Defense Department posts tomorrow about aircraft and shipbuilding efforts, but don’t see […]
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Army
Biometrics Task Force Selects 12 Firms To Compete For Up To $497 Million In Services
By Calvin Biesecker The Army’s Biometrics Task Force (BTF) last month selected 12 firms to compete for up to $497 million in service work and even hardware over the next […]
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CongressShipbuilding, Mil Con Spending Eyed For Stimulus Package
By Emelie Rutherford The massive economic-stimulus legislation under consideration on Capitol Hill could include funding for a Coast Guard icebreaker, commercial-shipbuilding loans, and military- base-improvement efforts. Though the economic-recovery package […]
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Business/FinancialNavy Secretary Winter To Stay On To March 13
By Geoff Fein Navy Secretary Donald Winter will be staying at the helm of the Navy until March 13, according to a Navy official. Winter held off on his decision […]
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AIA Urges Holistic View of Space Programs, New National Coordinating Body
By Marina Malenic A trade association representing the U.S. aerospace industry is advocating that the incoming Obama administration maintain U.S. supremacy in space technologies by developing an integrated approach to […]
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InternationalISR Tops USEUCOM, NATO Priorities As Nations Feel Economic Squeeze, Cmdr Says
By Ann Roosevelt The top priority capability for U.S. European Command (EUCOM) and NATO is intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), while economic pressures squeeze budgets, according to the dual-hatted commander. […]
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Business/Financial
SPAWAR Expects To Release CANES RFP Jan. 30
By Geoff Fein The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) is looking to issue its request for proposal (RFP) on or about Jan. 30 for the Consolidated Afloat Networks […]