Julie Samuel
Articles By Julie
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Business/FinancialDoD Contracting Report Expected Next Week
Lawmakers who have been investigating ways to help small and mid-sized firms work with the Pentagon plan to issue a series of proposals as soon as next Monday. The House […]
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ArmyArmy Warns of Nunn-McCurdy Breaches Under Budget Cuts
Army officials warned yesterday that progress the service made to improve its wayward acquisition programs could be hampered by potential “sequestration” budget cuts. Army Secretary John McHugh predicted if Congress does not […]
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CongressNASA Defends Manned-Spaceflight Funding Plans
NASA’s leader defended its diminished budget proposal before Congress yesterday, facing accusations that the space agency is “over-prioritizing” its new commercial crew effort. NASA Administration Charles Bolden told Senate and […]
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Congress
HAC Ranking Member, Boeing Backer Rep. Dicks Retiring
Rep. Norm Dicks (D-Wash.), the outspoken House appropriations leader who some observers joked should be labeled “D-Boeing,” said Friday he will retire from Congress. In announcing his decision he highlighted […]
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Army
Smith Concerned About Maintaining Industrial Skill
A top Democrat who steers Pentagon policy said yesterday he is has multiple concerns about the health of the defense industry including figuring out how to maintain a skilled industrial […]
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Congress
Appropriators Question F-35B’s Weight
A Marine Corps official told concerned lawmakers yesterday engineers have worked to control the weight of the developmental Joint Strike Fighter F-35B since tests showed it near its maximum poundage in […]
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Air ForceGlobal Hawk Cancellation Slammed By HASC
House lawmakers repeatedly slammed the Air Force’s proposal to cancel a variant of the Global Hawk unmanned aircraft yesterday, suggesting a powerful committee could attempt to tweak the plan. House […]
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Army
Army: FMS Could Help Vehicle Cos During Production Delays
Army leaders are hoping foreign sales and private partnerships will help military vehicle makers continue production during years the Pentagon does not plan to buy tanks and trucks from them. […]
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Congress
DoD Looking At ‘Broad’ Industry Strategy
The Pentagon’s plan to spend money to support defense firms as weapons buying shrinks will be wide-reaching, the defense secretary said yesterday about the still-nebulous industrial effort. Secretary Leon Panetta […]
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Air Force
SASC Scrutinizes Obama Approach To DoD Cuts
As Pentagon leaders defended their budget that ignores a potential half trillion dollar cut in spending reductions, a key senator argued the administration’s fiscal year 2013 proposal renders those cuts moot. […]