Julie Samuel
Articles By Julie
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CongressNASA Taps 3 Firms to Continue Commercial Spacecraft Development
NASA chose three aerospace companies to continue working over the next two years on commercial spaceships intended to carry astronauts to the International Space Station by 2016. The space agency awarded Boeing’s […]
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Congress
SAC OK’s DoD Plan With Weapon Adds As Hill Plans Temp Budget
A Senate panel approved a $511 billion defense budget yesterday that adds funds for ships, tanks and aircraft to the Pentagon’s budget proposal while supporting a controversial missile-defense program supported […]
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Business/FinancialOMB, DoD Shed Some Light On Sequestration Cuts
Administration officials provided slightly more insight yesterday into how potential across-the-board budget cuts would be administered at the Pentagon and impact major weapons programs. Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and […]
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Congress
Senate Panel To Unveil DoD Bill Amid Talk of Temporary Budget
A key Senate panel plans to craft its version of the Pentagon budget tomorrow, though the measure may not start with the new fiscal year in October because congressional leaders […]
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Business/Financial
Key Senate Vote Launches Debate On Cybersecurity Bill
Supporters of a contentious and high-profile cybersecurity bill garnered enough support in the Senate yesterday to compel the chamber to start debating it. A full 84 senators voted for a […]
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Business/Financial
GOP Amps Up Calls For Preventing DoD Cuts
Republicans sought to increase pressure yesterday on Congress to prevent looming across-the-board defense cuts, calling for lawmakers to agree on an alternate approach before the November elections and announcing meetings […]
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Business/Financial
Senate GOP Opposition Puts Revised Cyber Bill’s Fate In Question
Supporters of a bipartisan cybersecurity bill in the Senate said they hope they can muster enough votes this week to initiate debate, yet admitted recent changes haven’t converted a substantial […]
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Congress
Romney Vows To Stop Defense Cuts
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney vowed yesterday to prevent roughly $1 trillion in defense budget cuts if he wins the White House, seeking to blame President Barack Obama for the spending […]
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Air ForceHouse Passes Defense Budget Dems Say Is Too Big
The Republican-led House passed the defense budget bill last night, via a 326-90 vote, after rejecting Democrats’ attempt to strip nearly $8 billion from the spending plan to make it adhere to […]
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Business/Financial
Companies Name Weapon Systems Vulnerable To DoD Cuts
Defense industry executives called for more clarity regarding potential across-the-board Pentagon budget cuts yesterday, warning lawmakers that programs for jets, helicopters, and ships could be harmed. Leaders of Lockheed Martin […]