Julie Samuel
Articles By Julie
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Air ForcePentagon Stands By Airlift Plans
As Congress weighs whether to buy more cargo aircraft for the Pentagon next year, military officials told a Senate panel yesterday they stand firmly behind a plan to reduce the […]
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CongressSenators Alarmed By LCS Corrosion, Question Program’s Path
Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Ranking Member John McCain (R-Ariz.) and six other senators told the Pentagon yesterday they have serious concerns about the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program. They […]
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Congress
Panel Chair Resists Defense Cuts In Light of Navy Readiness Concerns
The head of a House panel rebuked calls for cutting the Pentagon’s budget yesterday while citing concerns about the readiness of Navy aircraft and ships. Rep. Randy Forbes (R-Va.) highlighted […]
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Navy/USMCNew Combined Littoral Ship PEO Established
The Navy officially established a new combined program executive office (PEO) for the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program yesterday, with Rear Adm. James Murdoch as its program executive officer and […]
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Business/FinancialPentagon To Unveil Cybersecurity Strategy
Outgoing Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn is expected to unveil information about the Pentagon’s first-ever cybersecurity strategy this Thursday. Lynn will discuss the plan during a speech and the Pentagon […]
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Air Force
House Passes $530B DoD Bill Obama Could Veto
The House passed a $530 billion Pentagon spending plan last Friday, via a 336-87 vote, that is $8.9 billion smaller than President Barack Obama’s proposal and faces a veto threat […]
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Air Force
House Parses War Funding Amendments To DoD Budget
The House worked through proposed defense budget amendments yesterday related to war spending and Libya, yet shied away from substantive debate on weapon systems. The chamber continued debating the $530 […]
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Business/Financial
CBO: DoD’s Long-term Spending Estimates Too Optimistic
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) is warning that the Pentagon’s budget plans would cost $25 billion more than estimated in five years and $31 billion more in 10 years. The […]
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Business/Financial
Industry, Hill Clash Over Contractor Performance Data
Lawmakers and the defense industry are clashing over the handling of company information in databases the Pentagon refers to when making contract decisions. The use of such data repositories has […]
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Business/Financial
NASA: Commercial-Crew Plans On Schedule
The four firms under contract with NASA to help develop a commercial space transportation industry have met initial milestones for their crew-transport systems as of this month, the space agency […]