Valerie Insinna
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Air ForceShipbuilding, Fighter Aircraft Pick Up Extra Funding In NDAA Conference Report
Sea and air power were major winners in the fiscal year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act conference report released on Tuesday. In their versions of the NDAA, both the House […]
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BudgetSASC Hearing on Ford Carrier Leads to Questions on Accountability, Acquisition Reform
The Thursday Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the Ford-class carrier, which has been dogged by ballooning costs and schedule delays, turned into a referendum on acquisition reform. The USS […]
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BudgetHouse Passes NDAA Conference Report As Budget Talks Begin Between Obama and GOP
The House on Thursday passed the conference report of the fiscal year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act, paving the way for a Senate vote next week. However, even if the […]
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CongressFord Carrier’s First Deployment Delayed to 2021…For Now
Navy officials confirmed on Thursday that the target date for the inaugural deployment of the first Ford-class carrier has been pushed off two years from 2019 to 2021 as a […]
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BudgetProposed NDAA Aquisition Reforms Would Reroute Milestone Decision Authority to Services
The House and Senate on Tuesday struck a deal on the defense authorization bill, agreeing on a conference report that contains an array of acquisition reform provisions meant to increase […]
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BudgetHouse to Vote On NDAA Conference Report This Thursday
The House and Senate on Tuesday unveiled the reconciled version of the fiscal year 2016 defense authorization bill, which retains a $38.3 billion boost to wartime funding to circumvent mandatory […]
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CongressDNI Clapper: No Easy Answers for Diverting Chinese Cyber Espionage
China’s suspected theft of F-35 technical data took center stage in a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing Tuesday morning when senators pressed Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and Deputy […]
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ArmyContinuing Resolution Would Have Little Effect on Army’s ITEP Program
A short term continuing resolution (CR) would have little impact on the Army’s foremost acquisition priority, the Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP) meant to increase the range and performance of […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAeroVironment Cut From DARPA’s Maritime Drone Program
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) wants to develop inexpensive medium-altitude, long-endurance drones that can easily be integrated onto small ships, but as it embarks on the next stage […]
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BudgetBoehner’s Resignation Could Point to Bigger Budget Battle In December
Since the Budget Control Act (BCA) of 2011 was enacted, the defense world has become accustomed to fiscal uncertainty in the form of sequestration, continuing resolutions and government shutdown. However, […]