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Vivienne Machi
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Air ForceLight Attack Aircraft Program Deprioritized for National Defense Strategy, Air Force Official Says
The Air Force has opted to push back the light attack aircraft (LAA) program to procure an off-the-shelf aircraft for use in close-air support and counterinsurgency missions over the next […]
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Air ForceAir Force Acquisition Chief: Souped-Up F-15s Could Be Included in FY ’20 Budget
The Air Force fiscal year 2020 budget could include new variants of Boeing’s [BA] F-15X fighter aircraft to replace aging F-15C Eagles, pending the final defense budget topline, the service’s […]
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CongressFreshman Lawmakers Fill Up HASC-D Vice Chair Seats
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Feb. 1 announced the lineup of subcommittee vice chairs for the 116th Congress, and all six are lawmakers who were just elected to Congress […]
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Air ForceEngility Wins $655 Million to Support Air Force’s Enterprise Ground Services Program
The Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (AFSMC) on Thursday awarded Engility, which is now owned by SAIC [SAIC], a $655 million firm-fixed-price, cost-reimbursement contract for services to support […]
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BudgetCSIS Experts: Expect a Continuing Resolution to Begin Fiscal Year 2020
There is an overwhelming likelihood that the fiscal year 2020 budget cycle will launch with a continuing resolution, and the odds grow greater if the presidential budget release is delayed, […]
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Air ForceBoeing Delivers Third and Fourth KC-46 Tankers to Air Force with Help from VIP Pilots
Boeing [BA] on Thursday delivered two new KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueling aircraft to the Air Force, less than one week after the initial two tankers took off from the company’s […]
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Homeland SecurityHouse Dems Developing New Homeland Security Bill to Include Coast Guard’s Icebreaker
House Democrats are putting the finishing touches on a new legislative proposal to fund the Department of Homeland Security that would include technological improvements at critical points of entry as […]
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Congress
House Homeland Security Subcommittee Leaders Named
The House Homeland Security Committee named its subcommittee chairs Tuesday, one day after the committee’s Republican leadership announced its ranking members and following a reorganization of the subcommittee’s jurisdictions. Rep. […]
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Homeland SecurityPentagon to Deploy Thousands More Troops to Southern Border as Dem-Led HASC Questions Merit
The Pentagon is preparing to send several thousand more active duty troops to support Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) personnel at the U.S. southern border, the department’s top civilian said […]
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SpaceShanahan: Future U.S. Space Command Leader Being Vetted
The Defense Department has identified a potential leader for the new U.S. Space Command and is currently moving the candidate through the vetting process, Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan […]