Julie Samuel
Articles By Julie
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Business/FinancialAdmin’s Export-Control Bill Imminent
The Obama administration is poised to propose legislation that would create a new export-control licensing entity, a senior official said yesterday. The draft bill, if approved by Congress, would bring […]
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ArmyMcCain Wants Bigger Acquisition Role For Service Chiefs
A leading senator advocated last week for making military leaders more involved in the acquisition of weapon systems. The proposal, from Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Ranking Member John McCain […]
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Army
Odierno Quizzed On Army Vehicles
Senators peppered the general in line for Army chief of staff yesterday with questions about varied vehicle efforts, making clear they will keep close watch over those programs after past […]
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Air ForceGroups Argue For, Against Defense Cuts
As word spread yesterday that the White House and House Republicans were working on a deficit-reduction plan, groups weighed in with arguments to both slash the Pentagon budget and protect it […]
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Business/Financial
HASC Chair Blasts New Deficit-Cutting Plan
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) chairman blasted yesterday a bipartisan Senate plan for cutting the deficit that he said calls for $866 billion in security cuts over 10 years. […]
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Business/Financial
DoD Pick Says Cyber Attacks Can Be Acts of War
The nominee to serve in a top global-strategy post at the Pentagon said yesterday she views some malicious infiltrations of computer networks as acts of war that could potentially warrant […]
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CongressReport Highlights Equipment Recap Concerns
After spending $46 billion over the past decade on canceled weapon systems that were never fielded, the Pentagon may have to wait at least 10 more years to recapitalize its […]
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Air Force
Obama Pushes For More Than $400 Billion In Cuts
President Barack Obama said last Friday he stands by his desire to slash “hundreds of billions” more in longterm defense spending than his previous goal of a $400 billion cut […]
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Air Force
McCain Blasts Tanker, F-35 Programs
Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Ranking Member John McCain (R-Ariz.), continuing on a recent wave of criticism of defense programs, criticized yesterday the Air Force’s contract for a tanker aircraft. […]
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Business/Financial
DoD Unveils First Cybersecurity Strategy
The Pentagon’s first-ever cybersecurity strategy calls for strengthening defenses and reducing incentives for attacks, outgoing Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn said yesterday. The Pentagon released its unclassified Department of Defense […]