Valerie Insinna
Articles By Valerie
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Air ForceHASC 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 […]
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McCain Pushes Back on Defense Department’s F-35 Block Buy Proposal
The Defense Department is considering a block buy contract for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter for fiscal years 2018 through 2020, but winning over Congress could be a difficult endeavor. […]
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Air ForceMcCain Pushes Back on Defense Department’s F-35 Block Buy Proposal
The Defense Department is considering a block buy contract for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter for fiscal years 2018 through 2020, but winning over Congress could be a difficult endeavor. […]
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Air ForceAfter Implimenting Fixes, F-35 Block 3i Software Stability More than Doubles
The F-35 joint program executive officer (PEO) is confident that the program office has found a solution to software stability problems that induced the plane’s sensors to shut off more […]
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Air ForceAfter Implimenting Fixes, F-35 Block 3i Software Stability More than Doubles
The F-35 joint program executive officer (PEO) is confident that the program office has found a solution to software stability problems that induced the plane’s sensors to shut off more […]
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BudgetIn NDAA Mark, HASC Chairman Requests More Information On Foreign Arms Sales
Provisions in the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) chairman’s mark of the fiscal year 2017 defense authorization bill call for more information about the Defense Department’s role in the foreign […]
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BudgetHASC Goldwater-Nichols Reforms Include an Independent CYBERCOM, the Death of the Quadrennial Defense Review
An independent U.S. Cyber Command, a longer term for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the end of the Quadrennial Defense Review were just some of the […]
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ArmyHASC Defense Authorization Bill Slashes JLENS Funds, Effectively Canceling the Program
House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) has eliminated most of the funding for JLENS, a tethered aerostat built for the purpose of detecting cruise missiles and aircraft, […]
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In Hopes of Expanding Defense Spending, HASC Moves $18 Billion Out of Wartime Account
House defense authorizers are making a play to expand the military’s budget by transferring $18 billion from the wartime spending account to the base budget, effectively forcing the next president […]
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BudgetIn Hopes of Expanding Defense Spending, HASC Moves $18 Billion Out of Wartime Account
House defense authorizers are making a play to expand the military’s budget by transferring $18 billion from the wartime spending account to the base budget, effectively forcing the next president […]