Julie Samuel
Articles By Julie
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Free Article to AWIBC Members – Assistant Commandant: Marines Need to Ask for More Amphibs Despite Tight Budgets
Defense Daily | 01/16/2014 | Megan Eckstein The Marine Corps assistant commandant lamented the shortfall of amphibious ships in the Navy’s current fleet and upcoming shipbuilding plans, saying it forced […]
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Air ForceTurner Touts Drones In Ohio, Pentagon
An Ohio congressman who chairs a defense panel is keeping close tabs on Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) plans to allow civil unmanned aircraft in a select few areas of the […]
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ArmyArmy Looks To Keep Drone Costs In Check
The Army is looking to enhance the commonality, interoperability, and modularity of its unmanned weapon systems as it tries to keep their costs in check, a senior official said Tuesday. […]
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CyberWhite House Directs New Intelligence Review Group
President Barack Obama announced on Monday that a new group will review how federal intelligence agencies are monitoring people’s electronic and voice communications. Obama directs Director of National Intelligence James […]
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BudgetLevin Calls For Tax Changes To Thwart Sequester
Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich.) said he is working on a plan to close tax loopholes to reduce sequestration budget cuts. Levin told members of the […]
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CongressSenate Hawks Call For Change In Approach To Russia On Missile Defense
Two Senate Republican hawks are calling for changes in the United States’ relations with Russia, including a push forward on missile defenses in Europe. Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Lindsey […]
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BudgetDoD Reduces Civilian Furlough Days
The Pentagon is reducing the number of furlough days civilian employees must take, thanks to savings in other areas of its budget and permission it received from Congress to reprogram […]
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Congress
Dem Wants To Know Cost of Limited U.S. Military Action in Syria
A leading foreign-affairs-focused Democrat called on Monday for more insight into the cost of possible U.S. military action in Syria. Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.), ranking member of the House Foreign […]
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Budget
DoD Strategic Review Spurs Concerns About Defense Industry
The No. 2 Pentagon official said he is worried about the defense industrial base after reviewing the military’s future funding options. Senior defense officials told a House panel Thursday that […]