Valerie Insinna
Articles By Valerie
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Air ForceDespite Industry, Air Force Concerns, Rogers Pushes RD-180 Replacement for Atlas V
Air Force officials and industry executives pleaded with a House Armed Services subcommittee today to extend the 2019 deadline for finding a replacement to the Russian-made RD-180 rocket engine that […]
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BudgetCongress Begins Conference Process for FY ’16 Defense Authorization Bill
The House and Senate kicked off the reconciliation process for the fiscal year 2016 defense authorization bill today. This morning, the Senate struck a section of the National Defense Authorization […]
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CyberDirector of National Intelligence Points to China as No.1 Suspect of OPM Hack
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said China is the “leading suspect” of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) hack resulting in the theft of personal information of millions of […]
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CongressAcquisition Responsibility Should Be Kept Within OSD, Former Top Pentagon Official Says
A cornerstone of the Senate’s acquisition reform legislation—taking away acquisition responsibility from the Office of Secretary of Defense and placing it with the service chiefs—could end up compounding problems with […]
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PentagonDefense Department, Intelligence Agencies to Establish a New Space Operations Center
The Defense Department and federal intelligence agencies are standing up a space operations center that will be functional in six months, the deputy defense secretary said today. “We’re going to […]
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PentagonService Chiefs Agree on Need for Their Greater Involvement in Acquisition, GAO Finds
Many service chiefs are frustrated with the acquisition system, telling the Government Accountability Office that the current process takes too long, results in cost overruns and often produces weapons that […]
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Navy/USMCDuring First 90 Days Deployed, LCS-3 Requires Far Less Maintenance Than LCS-1
The USS Fort Worth (LCS-3) is in the midst of its first deployment to Singapore, but so far the ship has needed only a fraction of the maintenance required by […]
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Navy/USMCNew Launching System Paves the Way For More Innovative Aircraft Designs on Carriers
Over the past few weeks, the Navy has tested its new aircraft launching system by using it to propel huge, weighted sleds off the deck of its newest carrier, the […]
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Budget
Senate Passes NDAA Moments Before Democrats Block Appropriations Bill
During the three-week debate on the National Defense Authorization Act—which mostly centered on whether to boost the military budget through wartime funding—Senate Democrats vowed to stymie the defense appropriations bill […]
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BudgetSenate Pushes NDAA Forward; Vote on Final Passage of Bill Likely Tomorrow
The Senate today paved the way for a vote on final passage of the fiscal year 2016 defense authorization bill, passing a procedural vote by 84-14 that moves the bill […]