Julie Samuel
Articles By Julie
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Air ForceThink Tank Calls For Naval-Air Focus, Weapons Cuts
A top Washington think tank is calling on the Pentagon to prioritize naval and air forces during upcoming budget cuts, while controlling requirements for new systems, focusing investment on weapons […]
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Defense Watch
NDAA Nudge. SASC Ranking Member John McCain (R-Ariz.) calls Oct. 6 on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to bring the FY ’12 defense authorization bill to the floor for debate. Reid […]
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Business/FinancialDoD Wants Private Sector Help Prepping For Audit
The Pentagon wants to tap financial experts from the private sector for short-term assistance as it nears its 2017 deadline for being ready for a full audit. Sandra Gregory, special […]
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CongressLynn: Big Political Fights Coming Over DoD Cuts
The outgoing deputy defense secretary predicted yesterday Congress will strongly resist some of the proposed budget reductions the Pentagon will unveil early next year, adding cybersecurity and long-range strike will […]
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Congress
Former DoD Brass Ponder Cuts
Former military leaders struggled to identify aspects of the Pentagon budget ripe for cutting yesterday, when they testified before lawmakers preparing to make recommendations to a deficit-reducing panel. House Armed Services […]
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Air Force
Taxpayer Group To Super Committee: Examine Weapon Systems
A new government-watchdog group is asking the congressional deficit-cutting committee to avoid across-the-board Pentagon budget reductions and instead re-examine big-ticket weapons programs. David Williams, president of the new Taxpayers Protection […]
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Congress
Cohen: Lawmakers Must Compromise
Former defense secretary William Cohen said yesterday that as the world waits to see how a congressional panel will try to cut the deficit, lawmakers must be prodded to cross the political […]
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Air Force
DoD Poised To Run On Shrunken Budget Until Late Nov
The Pentagon’s fiscal year 2012 budget likely won’t be hashed out until late November at the earliest, as the House is poised to vote on two short-term government funding measures […]
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Congress
SAC Questions USMC Eyewear Plans
A powerful Senate committee is raising questions about the Marine Corps’ plans for buying protective eyewear, just weeks after the service tapped a company to make new glasses for every […]
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Air Force
HASC Warns Of Programs Hit By Biggest DoD Cuts
A House panel is warning that large Pentagon budget cuts, which could come if lawmakers fail to reach a deficit-cutting plan, would significantly impact funding for maneuver battalions, fighter wings, […]