Julie Samuel
Articles By Julie
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Business/FinancialEU Wants $12 Billion In U.S. Sanctions Over Boeing Subsidy Spat
The European Union (EU) asked the World Trade Organization (WTO) yesterday for permission to slap the United States with $12 billion in annual trade sanctions because the organization found this […]
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Panetta: I’ll Take Any Sequestration Deal From Congress
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said yesterday he’d “take whatever the hell deal” lawmakers can come up with to delay or prevent so-called sequestration budget cuts. The $500 billion in decade-long […]
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House Cyber Bill Backer Says Pending Obama Executive Order Wrong Approach
The head of a House committee said he is not giving up on a bill intended to help the government and private sector share cyber-threat data, which he argues will […]
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Hale Examines Ways To Work With CR, Sequestration Limits
The temporary six-month budget the Pentagon will operate under starting Oct. 1 will cause serious problems, spurring officials to examine ways to work around its legal restrictions, the Pentagon’s top […]
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Senate OK’s Army Weapons Czar, DoD Heeds Russian Contractor Concerns
The Senate confirmed Heidi Shyu to be the Army’s top weapons buyer after a senator stopped stalling a vote on her nomination because of concerns about a Russian arms firm. Shyu, […]
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Defense-Minded Senators Call For Bipartisan Plan To End DoD Cuts This Year
A group of defense-minded senators from both parties want Senate leaders to ensure lawmakers will be able to weigh any bipartisan proposals to stop so-called sequestration budget cuts before the […]
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CongressCongress OKs Temp Budget, Ignores NDAA Before Recessing
The Senate passed a temporary six-month government budget early Saturday morning, just before senators recessed until November. They did not pass a separate Pentagon policy bill in time for the start of the new […]
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Defense-minded Lawmakers Want Bipartisan Deal On DoD Cuts This Year
A group of defense-minded senators from both parties want Senate leaders to ensure lawmakers will be able to weigh any bipartisan proposals to stop so-called sequestration budget cuts before the […]
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DoD Team Looking At Sequestration Budget Cuts
A Pentagon “team” is looking at the impact of potential sequestration budget cuts and officials expect to craft detailed plans showing how defense programs would be impacted, the Pentagon’s budget […]
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DoD To Back Off Push For Type of Fixed-Price Contract
The Pentagon overreacted when it emphasized its desire for a variety of fixed-price contract with industry and will acknowledge the need for varied types of business deals in a new acquisition effort, […]