Julie Samuel
Articles By Julie
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Business/FinancialObama Suggests More Defense Cuts Needed
As Congress and the White House remain gridlocked over budget negotiations, President Barack Obama suggested yesterday that further Pentagon budget cuts are needed beyond the $400 billion he already recommended. […]
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Business/Financial
Tweaks Sought To DoD’s Ability To Open Contracts To More Firms
Lawmakers and the defense industry want to tweak a new law intended to grant the Pentagon rights to technical data underlying weapons programs so multiple companies can build the systems. […]
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Air ForceSASC Targets Weapons’ Costs, Contractors’ Money
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) is proposing an array of Pentagon acquisition reforms, ranging from measures targeting weapon systems’ testing and operations costs to contractors’ compensation and political activities. […]
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CongressSASC To USMC: Tweak Post-EFV Plans
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) said the Marine Corps cannot afford to carry out its ground-vehicle strategy and wants changes to the service’s plans for vehicles intended to replace […]
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Air Force
Rep. Targets ‘War Slush Fund’
House members will try to kill a special fund for emergency war-related spending in the annual Pentagon spending bill when the House debates it next month. Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) […]
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Air Force
White House Threatens To Veto House DoD Spending Bill
The White House threatened to veto the $530 billion Pentagon budget the House is debating over funding cuts, added monies for a cargo aircraft, and policy provisions. The House began debating […]
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Business/Financial
Marine Corps Wants Industry To Invest More In Technology
Marine Corps officials said the time has come for defense contractors to invest more in weapon technologies, and said they want innovative ideas from anyone who has them. Marine Corps […]
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Air Force
Panetta Confirmed As SECDEF
The Senate voted 100-0 yesterday to confirm Leon Panetta as the next defense secretary. Panetta has directed the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) since Feb. 13, 2009. He previously served as […]
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Congress
USMC Requirements, Acquisition Pros Collaborate On ACV
Marine Corps requirements and acquisition officials are working in closer collaboration on the new Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) than the two sides had when planning major programs in the past. […]
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Air Force
SASC OKs Policy Bill With F-35, Acquisition Changes
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) Pentagon policy bill calls for clamping down on F-35 Joint Strike Fighter cost increases, banning funds for the aircraft’s alternate engine, and maintaining the […]