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Vivienne Machi
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BudgetInhofe: ‘Big Four’ Authorizers Expected to Meet Next Week For NDAA Update
A breakthrough on fiscal year 2020 defense authorizations and appropriations is unlikely this week as House members are out of town and armed services committee staffers work to hash out […]
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BudgetTrump Noncommittal on Signing New CR as Deadline Grows Imminent
With less than three weeks to go before the current continuing resolution runs out, President Trump has so far refused to pledge to sign a new agreement to prevent a […]
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SpaceAir Force Successfully Launches CubeSat Program Aboard Northrop Grumman Antares Rocket
The Air Force and the Aerospace Corp. launched an experimental cube satellite project aboard a Northrop Grumman [NOC] Antares rocket Nov. 2, hitching a ride with NASA’s NG-12 Cygnus mission […]
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Air ForceAir Force to Submit Revised Space C2 Strategy to Pentagon in November
The Air Force will soon provide the Defense Department with details of how it plans to procure new space command-and-control systems, per a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released […]
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Air ForceAir Force Set to Hold 11 Pitch Days Through End of 2019
Air Force officials will be criss-crossing the country over the next two months as it has scheduled nearly a dozen opportunities for small businesses to pitch new, innovative ideas to […]
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Budget
Senate Dems Filibuster Motion to Proceed on Minibus that Includes Defense Spending
The Senate has failed a second attempt to pass a motion to proceed with a vote for a minibus bill that includes fiscal year 2020 defense appropriations, as the current […]
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BudgetCBO: Future Constrained Budgets. Rising O&M Costs to Continue to Impact DoD Procurement
Despite the U.S. military requesting and receiving near-record budgets in recent years, rising costs in each of its funding categories will continue to apply pressure on procurement and research-and-development funding […]
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Air ForceReport: Air Force Should Pivot Toward Smaller, ‘Rebalanced’ Force That Will Require Tough Tradeoffs
The Air Force should alter its planned force structure, the new assets in development and the proposed mix of legacy aircraft it plans to keep if it is to maintain […]
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Air ForceX-37B Space Plane Lands Back on Earth after Over Two Years in Orbit
The Air Force said Oct. 27 that its X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Mission 5 has successfully landed after more than two years in orbit, breaking its own record. The fifth […]
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PentagonActing Space Development Agency Director Named as Official Leader
Derek Tournear, who has served as acting director of the Space Development Agency (SDA) since June, was officially named the agency’s director Oct. 28. The SDA was established in March. […]
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