Valerie Insinna
Articles By Valerie
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CongressUSMC Commandant Dunford Tapped for Chairman of Joint Chiefs
President Barack Obama has chosen Marine Commandant Gen. Joseph Dunford for the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a decision that has garnered bipartisan support from the lawmakers […]
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Air ForceSenators Affirm Plans to Fund A-10 Warthog Through FY 2016
A group of senators—including the Senate Armed Services Committee chairman—indicated they would oppose the Air Force’s plan to retire the A-10 Warthog, signaling that they will push for funding the […]
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BudgetHASC Authorizes Extra $10 Million for C-130 Avionics Modernization
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) wants the Air Force to speed up modernization of its C-130 transport fleet so that it can meet new Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) avionics […]
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CongressRep. Forbes Advises Against Dismantling X-47B Aircraft
There’s no funding in the fiscal year 2016 budget so far to extend the Navy’s X-47B unmanned aircraft demonstrator program, but Rep. Randy Forbes (R-Va.) doesn’t want to see the […]
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ArmyNational Guard Chief: Delay Apache Transfer Until Release of Commission Report
The chief of the National Guard Bureau asked the Senate Appropriations committee this week to hold off on transferring the remainder of the Army National Guard’s AH-64 Apache helicopter fleet […]
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Air Force
Defense Industry Big Winner of NDAA Markup, as Major Programs Emerge Unscathed
After an exhausting 18 hours of debate, the House Armed Services Committee early Thursday morning approved a $611.8 billion defense authorization bill that preserved funding levels requested by the military […]
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BudgetDespite Protests from Navy, HASC Backs Shortened Cruiser Modernization Plan
An attempt by Rep. Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) to restore the original language of the Navy’s 2-4-6 cruiser modernization plan was rejected by the House Armed Services Committee during a markup […]
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BudgetGOP Budget Deal Retains Increases to Wartime Funding
Republicans on April 29 reached a budget deal that allows Congress to avoid exceeding budget caps by increasing wartime funds, a victory for GOP defense hawks against fiscal conservatives. The […]
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Air ForceHouse Rebuffs Move to Cut F-35 Procurement
The House Armed Services Committee on April 29 shut down an attempt to cut funding for six F-35As from the fiscal year 2016 defense authorization bill. Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) […]
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BudgetHASC Approves $40 Million for US-Israeli Anti-Tunnel System
The House Armed Services Committee on April 29 authorized $40 million for establishing a joint program between the United States and Israel to develop technologies that can detect and defeat […]