Julie Samuel
Articles By Julie
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CongressSenate GOP Delays Hagel Confirmation Vote Until Month’s End
The Senate failed to overcome a Republican blockage of Chuck Hagel’s nomination to be defense secretary yesterday, though his GOP critics said they will support advancing the confirmation vote during […]
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BudgetSenate Dems: Stop 10 Months Of Sequester, Include Other DoD Cuts
Senate Democrats unveiled yesterday a likely-doomed plan to offset “sequestration” budget cuts through the end of December with a package of new revenues and budget cuts, including a $27.5 billion […]
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Budget
Repubs Say DoD Shares Blame For Sequester
Frustrated Republicans argued yesterday Pentagon officials are partly responsible for the pending “sequestration” budget reductions, because they did not spell out the cuts’ dire consequences until this year. Pentagon leaders […]
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Budget
DoD Leaders Deliver Sequester Predictions To Hill
Pentagon leaders and senators lamented the impact potential “sequestration” budget reductions would have on the defense industry yesterday, as Democrats and Republicans continued to clash over proposals to stop the […]
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Congress
Hagel OK’d By SASC, Faces Senate GOP
A divided Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) voted 14-11 last night to advance Chuck Hagel’s nomination to be defense secretary to the Senate for a vote this week, when Republicans […]
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Business/FinancialAmid Mounting Cyber Threats, Obama Seeks Voluntary Standards For Industry, Directs Government To Share Information
President Barack Obama on Tuesday issued his long-awaited Executive Order on cyber security, directing the federal government to share classified and unclassified threat information with critical infrastructure organizations while also […]
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Budget
Obama: Stop Sequester Cuts With Bipartisan Tax Deal
President Barack Obama called during his State of the Union address for Congress to avert looming “sequestration” budget cuts in part though “bipartisan, comprehensive tax reform.” Republicans skeptical of Obama’s […]
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Congress
SASC To Vote On Hagel SECDEF Nomination
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) will vote today on the nomination of Chuck Hagel to be defense secretary and, barring Republican opposition, he could be confirmed by the full […]
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Congress
Sequestration Debate Dominates Congress This Week
Senate Democrats unveiled some of their proposals for stopping “sequestration” yesterday, as Congress prepared for a week of debate on the looming budget cuts that could start in less than […]
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Budget
Analysts: Pockets Of Growth For Defense Industry
The defense-industrial base will still have ample contracting opportunities–despite the Pentagon’s shrinking budget–in areas such as cybersecurity and new innovations, analysts say. The defense industry is no doubt facing challenging […]