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Vivienne Machi
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SpaceAir Force Plans to Move $9 Billion Worth of Space Systems to New Space Force in 2021
The Air Force has submitted plans to the White House to begin transferring its space-related capabilities to the forthcoming Space Force next fiscal year, according to a memo obtained by […]
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Air ForceAuthorizers Call for More Details on Air Force Combat Rescue Helicopter Program
Lawmakers have requested the Air Force submit reports to Congress regarding its ongoing Combat Rescue Helicopter program, with a fielding plan for the new Sikorsky [LMT] HH-60W aircraft. The fiscal […]
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Air ForceAir Force Space Command to Become U.S. Space Force in FY ’20 NDAA
The fiscal year 2020 defense authorization conference bill gives President Trump his coveted sixth military branch, by re-designating the existing Air Force Space Command as a Title 10-authorized Space Force […]
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Air ForceCongress Gearing Up to Pass FY ’20 NDAA This Week, Will Include Space Force
Armed services committee members are racing to get the fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act on the floor this week after conferees reached a deal last Friday. Lawmakers speaking […]
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CongressRetired Navy Rear Admiral, POTUS Physician Running for Thornberry’s House Seat
A retired Navy rear admiral and one-time cabinet official nominee is running in 2020 for the seat of the outgoing House Armed Services Committee (HASC) ranking member. Ronny Jackson, who […]
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CongressNegotiations Ongoing For NDAA As Clock Ticks Toward 2020
Armed services committee leaders remain adamant that a deal could be reached for the fiscal year 2020 defense authorizing bill by early next week, but must still reach consensus on […]
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CongressSASC Member Urges DoD Leaders To Invest More In Logistics
The Defense Department should place a greater emphasis on funding and developing transportation and logistics capabilities to support its lethal assets in a future conflict, and explicitly prioritize it in […]
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BudgetFuture of Space Development Agency Could Be in Jeopardy as Budget Talks Continue
Continuing resolutions and budget uncertainty are a perennial concern to the U.S. military, but the nascent Space Development Agency’s (SDA) future appears particularly tied to how quickly lawmakers can authorize […]
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Budget
Armed Services Leaders Express Renewed Confidence for NDAA Deal to Be Reached By Next Week
The chairmen of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees were emphatic that a deal on the conference fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) could be reached by […]
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Space
Griffin: Government Must Adopt Commercial Manufacturing Practices to Build New Space Architecture
The U.S. government must look at adopting commercial sector manufacturing practices to quickly build and field a more proliferated network of sensors in space, Mike Griffin, undersecretary of defense for […]