Julie Samuel
Articles By Julie
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CongressSenate To Weigh Short-Term Budget Tonight
The Senate is scheduled to take up a temporary seven-week budget for the Pentagon and federal government today that would kick in on Saturday, though the measure’s fate is uncertain. […]
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Congress
DoD Leaders Argue Against More Defense Cuts On Hill
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told lawmakers yesterday he will execute budget cuts “strategically,” while warning additional defense reductions that could come if congressional negotiations fail would amount to “shooting ourselves […]
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Business/FinancialThink Tank Calls For Paring Defense Industry
A think tank is proposing that Pentagon choose up to seven parts of the U.S. defense-industrial base to sustain and then to “ruthlessly” slough off the remaining aspects. The non-partisan Center […]
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Congress
House Rejects Temp DoD Budget With 1.4% Cut
The House rejected last night a temporary seven-week federal budget for the new fiscal year that would cut Pentagon spending below current levels. Because Congress has passed none of the 12 federal […]
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Congress
NASA Unveils $1.6 Billion Commercial Crew Plan
NASA unveiled this week its plans to pay companies $1.6 billion to develop commercial services to carry astronauts to low-Earth orbit. The space agency released a draft request for proposals […]
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Business/Financial
New House Panel Probes Defense Industry Risks
A new House panel focused on helping companies contract with the Pentagon during its inaugural hearing yesterday examined risks the industry faces. Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.), chairman of the House […]
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Air ForceSAC Cuts F-35, Ground Vehicles, Missile Interceptors
The Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC) approved yesterday a defense spending plan that would freeze the Pentagon’s budget and cut programs including the Army’s Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) and missile-defense interceptors. […]
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Business/Financial
Defense Industry Launches Offensive Against More Cuts
Defense and aerospace companies launched an all-out offensive yesterday against any additional Pentagon budget cuts by a committee charged with reducing the federal deficit. Marion Blakey, president and chief executive […]
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Congress
NASA Unveils Heavy-Lift Rocket Design
NASA announced yesterday its intended design for a heavy-lift rocket that will to carry astronauts to Mars, appeasing lawmakers irked by a delay in the plan’s unveiling. The new rocket, […]
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Air Force
DoD To Meet With Industry About 2nd Engine Self-Funding Plan
Pentagon officials plan to meet with the contractor building the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s alternate engine about its proposal to self-fund the embattled program, Pentagon acquisition chief Ashton Carter said yesterday. […]