Budget
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BudgetCarter Slams 2017 NDAA For ‘Raid’ On War Funding, Will Recommend Veto
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter will advocate that President Obama veto the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act if it contains provisions included by the congressional defense […]
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BudgetKendall: Congressional Acquisition Reform Efforts Aren’t Data-Driven
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—Days after the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) made moves to eliminate the Defense Department’s acquisition office, the Pentagon’s chief weapons buyer on Tuesday fired off a sharp […]
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BudgetSenate Defense Bill Tackles Cost-Type Contracting, Bid Protests
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) fiscal year 2017 defense authorization bill takes aim at the Pentagon’s status quo regarding contracting, which committee aides said on Monday has led to […]
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BudgetIn Hopes of Innovation-Centric Pentagon, Senate Defense Authorization Bill Eliminates Kendall’s Job
The congressional defense committees have spent the past year evaluating the Goldwater-Nichols Act in a series of hearings where experts and former Pentagon officials made suggestions on how to streamline […]
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Air ForceSASC Bill Caps RD-180 Purchases, Sets Up Potential Battle With HASC
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) is setting up a battle with its House counterparts over the RD-180 as it banned use of the Russian-developed rocket engine beyond those permitted […]