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Air ForceService Chiefs: Lack of Control Over Own Budgets Causing Inefficiencies, Misdirected Spending
Congressional interference in spending plans and the inflexibility of sequestration have a cost, the military service chiefs told the Senate Armed Services Committee yesterday–inefficiencies stemming from cuts and uncertainty will […]
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BudgetFAA Releases Unmanned Aircraft Integration Roadmap
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) yesterday released its first unmanned aerial systems (UAS) roadmap, a major milestone toward its congressionally-mandated goal of safe UAS integration into the national airspace system. […]
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Senate Panel Proposes Relaxing Commercial Satellite Imagery Resolution Restrictions
The Senate Intelligence Committee yesterday voted in favor of relaxing commercial satellite imagery resolution restrictions and reviewing the appropriate role of commercial satellite imagery in fulfilling intelligence requirements, according to […]
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Rapiscan Exploring Turnkey Screening Services Opportunities Through CENTCOM
Based on work it has done with the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) in the Middle East and Southwest Asia, Rapiscan Systems is working with the military command to potentially bring […]
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Hagel Outlines 6 Priorities to Guide Budget Cuts, DoD Reform Efforts
Steep budget cuts may create many challenges for the Defense Department, but they also highlight areas for reform that the Department would be remiss not to act on, Defense Secretary […]
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Wittman To Host Military Readiness Briefings For House Leadership, Budget Conferees
House Armed Services readiness subcommittee chairman Rob Wittman (R-Va.) arranged two briefings with Pentagon officials for House leadership and for congressmen serving on the budget conference committee to learn about […]
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DIA Issues Draft RFP For Potential $6 Billion E-SITE Information Technology Contract
The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) has issued a draft request for proposals (RFP) to solicit potential bidders for its potential $6 billion Enhanced Solutions for the Information Technology Enterprise (E-SITE) […]
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Senate Dems Won’t Remove Defense Sequester Without Ditching Domestic Cuts Too, Warner Says
Lawmakers have expressed a range of opinions on how to handle sequestration cuts to defense spending: some want Congress to keep the dollar amount of the cuts in place but […]
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DHS Awards Thermopylae Potential $98 Million Geospatial Services Deal
Geospatial services provider Thermopylae Sciences & Technology said it has been awarded a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) blanket purpose agreement (BPA) that could be worth $98 million for Geospatial […]
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F-35 Conducts First Live-Fire Weapons Test
An F-35A executed the program’s first live-fire launch of a guided air-to-air missile one day after it successfully delivered an unarmed weapon against a ground target, the Defense Department said […]