Julie Samuel
Articles By Julie
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Air ForceSASC: Industry, DoD Not Doing Enough To Counter Counterfeit Parts In Weapons
Congressional investigators said the Pentagon and defense industry are not doing enough to stop fake electronics parts they found on connected to weapon systems including the P-8A and C-27J aircraft, […]
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ArmyHouse Passes Defense Policy Bill Under Veto Threat
The House passed a Pentagon policy bill, via a 299-120 vote, under a veto threat from the White House last Friday after making last-minute changes on everything from foreign arm […]
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Air Force
Satellite Export Change Among House NDAA Tweaks
The House passed a measure to make it easier for U.S. firms to export satellite technology when it began tweaking a massive $554 billion Pentagon policy bill yesterday. The export-related […]
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Air Force
House Appropriators Largely Back F-35
Pentagon budget writers in the House want to spare the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program from major changes, proposing only modest cuts to the program and including no commentary on […]
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Air Force
White House Threatens To Veto DoD Bill As Lawmakers Pitch Amendments
The White House threated yesterday to veto the Pentagon policy bill the House is slated to start debating today, saying it adds too much funding to the president’s proposal and […]
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CongressSASC OK’s Kendall To Be DoD Weapons Chief
A Senate panel approved yesterday President Barack Obama’s nomination of Pentagon officials including Frank Kendall to be defense acquisition chief after Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) dropped his objections. The Senate […]
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Congress
Hill Grappling With How To Stop DoD Cuts
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle blasted planned “sequestration” cuts to the defense budget yesterday but remained at odds over how to prevent them. A week after the GOP-led […]
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Congress
Panel Rejects Special Funding Setup For Submarine
A key House panel approved plans to restore a submarine the Navy cut from its budget but is refusing to back a special funding setup the service said it needs […]
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Air Force
HASC Passes DoD Bill, Puts Pressure On F-35
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) is calling for pressuring the Pentagon to firm up usage dates for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter in the defense policy legislation it passed via […]
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Air Force
Panels Want To Stop Vehicle Production Lapses
A key House panel approved a defense budget yesterday that gives the Pentagon funding it did not request to prevent a temporary shutdown of three vehicles’ production lines, a move […]