Julie Samuel
Articles By Julie
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CongressLevin: Hill Should Reduce DoD Sequester Cuts, And Soon
A Senate leader on defense matters said yesterday Congress should begin the process of undoing $487 billion in “sequestration” cuts to the Pentagon budget before October, calling for a smaller reduction […]
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Air ForceAll Eyes To SAC On Embattled Global Hawk Drone
Defense budget watchers are waiting to see how Senate appropriators weigh in on the Pentagon’s controversial move to cancel a variant of the Global Hawk drone aircraft. The Senate Appropriations […]
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Congress
Republicans Push For Anti-Sequestration Planning With Administration
Republicans are pressing the Pentagon to share details about how so-called sequestration budget cuts of $500 billion, which could start next January, would impact the defense budget. Senate Armed Services Committee […]
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Air Force
SASC Wants Details On DoD’s New F-35 Oversight Plan
A Senate panel wants the Pentagon to spell out how it will track Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] work on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter as part of a plan to modify aircraft purchases […]
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Congress
Langevin Slams Congress’ Inaction On Comprehensive Cyber Bill
Rep. James Langevin (D-R.I.) said yesterday the consequences of Congress’ inaction on comprehensive cybersecurity legislation are “perilously high,” arguing Republicans should relent and allow the government to set standards for […]
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HASC Loss. Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-Texas), the No. 2 Democrat on the HASC, won’t return to Congress next year. The 15-year lawmaker loses the Democratic primary race for the western […]
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Congress
Bartlett: Embattled Nuclear-Ship Mandate Tricky
A House lawmaker who recently fought off an attempt to kill a requirement that the Navy build nuclear-powered surface ships said he does not know if such vessels will ever […]
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Congress
No Hill Consensus On East Coast Missile Site
As the Pentagon casts a wary eye on a House proposal for a new missile-defense site on the U.S. East Coast, lawmakers are giving the plan mixed reviews. The version […]
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Business/FinancialVaried Defense Industry Reforms On Table In Congress
Lawmakers are pushing defense-industry reforms intended to both keep contractors in check and help businesses work with the Pentagon. The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) is taking a different approach […]
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Air Force
SASC Narrowly Approves Limits On DoD Biofuel Development
Proposed limitations on the Pentagon’s controversial alternative-fuel development efforts added to the Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) new defense bill only narrowly passed the panel and were opposed by its […]