Valerie Insinna
Articles By Valerie
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BudgetSenate Panel’s $400 Million Offset Fund Includes $200 Million for Directed Energy
Concerns about the military’s waning technological dominance have fueled a $200 million boost to directed energy research in the Senate Armed Service Committee’s (SASC) defense authorization bill. The committee’s version […]
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CongressSenators Urge Defense Secretary to Standardize UAS Pilot Training
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s top Republican and Democrat are calling for the Defense Department to standardize drone pilot training. “We are disturbed that the Department of Defense has no […]
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CyberNATO Boosting Cyber Defenses as Russia-Ukraine Conflict Continues
NATO is beefing up its cyber defense capabilities in the face of growing Russian aggression, the organization’s secretary general said on May 27. “NATO stands ready to protect and defend […]
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PentagonNorthrop Grumman CEO: New IRAD Rules Could Have ‘Unintended Consequences’
The Pentagon’s new requirements for independent research and development (IRAD) could impede industry’s ability to move quickly on interesting and innovative technologies, Northrop Grumman’s [NOC] CEO said today. The Better […]
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CongressRapid Acquisition at the Forefront of SASC Bill
The Pentagon’s acquisition process is notoriously sluggish and bureaucratic, but the Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the FY ’16 defense authorization bill aims to give it a shot […]
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Homeland SecurityWinnefeld Ranks Ground-Based Midcourse Defense System as No. 1 Missile Defense Priority
The Ground-based Midcourse Defense system manufactured by Boeing [BA] is the Pentagon’s foremost missile defense priority, the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said on May 19. Because […]
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CongressMcCain: Prototyping Effort Meant to Push the Navy to Change UCLASS Requirements
For years, the Navy and Congress have been at odds over the service’s future carrier-based drone, called the Unmanned Carrier-Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS). But lawmakers want to ensure […]
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BudgetHouse Panel Reveals Draft of FY ’16 Defense Appropriations Bill
The House Appropriations Committee’s defense subcommittee on May 19 released its draft of the appropriations bill for fiscal year 2016. While the draft is in line with the House defense […]
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CongressPentagon’s Top Acquisition Official Raises Concerns About SASC’s Reform Language
The Pentagon’s top weapons buyer has some questions about the Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) acquisition reform proposal, specifically on language that would give the service chiefs more authority in […]
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BudgetSASC Authorization Bill Contains Cuts to Air Force, Boosts to Navy Programs
With gains to shipbuilding, undersea warfare and its tactical aircraft fleet, the Navy emerged as the major winner in the Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) fiscal year 2016 defense authorization […]