Valerie Insinna
Articles By Valerie
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Air ForceHouse Appropriators Release $576 Billion Defense Spending Bill, Sticks to HASC’s OCO Funding Scheme
In their $576 billion defense spending bill, House appropriators mimicked the authorizing committee’s approach to increase funding for the military by shorting the wartime spending account—thereby forcing the next president […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Tells Lockheed Martin to Address Issues With LCS Propulsion Systems, Program Management
The Navy has directed Lockheed Martin [LMT] to fix a number of issues with the Freedom-variant of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), the service disclosed Tuesday. The service put forward […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Tells Lockheed Martin to Address Issues With LCS Propulsion Systems, Program Management
The Navy has directed Lockheed Martin [LMT] to fix a number of issues with the Freedom-variant of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), the service disclosed Tuesday. The service put forward […]
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Air ForceSASC Subcommittees Add More Money for Reapers, Depot Maintenance
The topline of the Senate Armed Services Committee’s fiscal year 2017 defense authorization bill is still a mystery, but SASC subcommittees during markups of the bill on Tuesday revealed key […]
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BudgetIngalls Shipbuilding Enthusiastic for Additional Amphibious Shipbuilding Opportunities
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) wants to Navy to get a move on with amphibious shipbuilding, with its seapower subcommittee including in its portion of the defense authorization bill […]
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Air ForceHASC Approves $610 Billion Defense Authorization Bill, Adding Nine More Russian Rocket Engines
After a long markup ending early Thursday morning, the House Armed Services Committee moved forward a $610 billion defense authorization bill for fiscal year 2017 that mostly kept acquisition programs safe […]
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Air ForceHASC Approves $610 Billion Defense Authorization Bill, Adding Nine More Russian Rocket Engines
After a long markup ending early Thursday morning, the House Armed Services Committee moved forward a $610 billion defense authorization bill for fiscal year 2017 that mostly kept acquisition programs safe […]
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Amendment to Curb LCS Program Withdrawn at HASC Defense Authorization Bill Markup
A potential fight among lawmakers over the future of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program was over before it began after Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) announced on Wednesday that she […]
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BudgetAmendment to Curb LCS Program Withdrawn at HASC Defense Authorization Bill Markup
A potential fight among lawmakers over the future of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program was over before it began after Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) announced on Wednesday that she […]
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HASC Rejects Move to Separate F-35 Block 4 Mods From Overall Program
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) on Wednesday easily batted down an amendment to the 2017 defense authorization bill that would require the Defense Department to separate the F-35 Joint […]