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Air Force
Pentagon Defends QDR, Rejects F-35 Second Engine On Hill
By Emelie Rutherford Military leaders pushed back yesterday on criticism from House lawmakers who are upset the Pentagon does not want to fund a disputed jet-engine program and believe new […]
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F-35 2nd Engine Fight Renews On Hill; Gates Says F-35 Deliveries On Track
By Emelie Rutherford The heads of a congressional panel dug in their heels yesterday on their opposing stances on whether Congress should continue funding a jet engine program over which […]
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Pelosi Wants DoD Spending In Freeze; Defense-Savings Talk Ramps Up
By Emelie Rutherford House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s call to freeze some Pentagon funding received a cool reception from many of her congressional colleagues yesterday. Still, President Barack Obama’s exclusion of […]
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Ongoing DoD Review To Reduce Risk To F-35, Add Flexibility, Stevens Says
By Calvin Biesecker An ongoing Pentagon review of the direction of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter should take regarding the flight-test program, which is underway, and a ramp-up in production […]
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CSBA: No Big Weapon-System Cuts Coming In DoD’s FY ’11 Budget, QDR
By Emelie Rutherford Defense analysts said yesterday they do not expect the Pentagon to propose major weapon-system cuts in the fiscal year 2011 budget request and Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) […]
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Taylor Prods DoD To Bring More National Guard Equipment Back To CONUS
By Emelie Rutherford Rep. Gene Taylor (D-Miss.) is pushing the Pentagon to bring more National Guard equipment home from Iraq for use in the United States. In an interview with […]
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Senate Sends Obama Defense Budget On Saturday
By Emelie Rutherford The Senate sent the $636.3 billion defense appropriations bill to President Barack Obama on Saturday, shortly after a temporary Pentagon arrangement expired. Early on Saturday, during the […]
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Senate Prepping To Send Defense Spending Bill To Obama
By Emelie Rutherford The Senate was prepared to pass a $636.3 billion defense spending bill for fiscal year 2010 last night, as lawmakers waited to learn if the actual vote […]
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Final Defense Bill On Tap With F-35 Engine, Limited VH-71 Funds
By Emelie Rutherford The House is poised to debate this week the defense appropriations bill, which House and Senate lawmakers finalized in public without convening an official conference committee. The […]
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Big Four Defense Appropriators Prime DoD Spending Bill For House
By Emelie Rutherford The House is expected to pass the long-delayed Pentagon spending bill this week after House and Senate appropriators met last Friday to hash out differences between different […]