Budget
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Air ForceAir Force Helping India Set Up Space Command, Carlisle Says
The Air Force recently held discussions with a high-ranking Indian Air Force official to help the south Asian nation start its own space command, according to a top general. Pacific […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Completes 3DELRR Demonstration
Lockheed Martin [LMT] in late June performed a capability demonstration for its Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar (3DELRR) prototype, setting the stage for a $1.3 billion Air Force source selection next […]
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Air ForceSouth Korea Restarts Fighter Jet Competition After Unsatisfactory Bids
South Korea will soon restart bidding for its multi-billion dollar fighter jet competition after offerors didn’t reach its target, according to a key Air Force official. “Frankly, all the competitors […]
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BudgetGAO Finds MDA Space System Canceled, Other Options Under Study
Looking into why the Defense Department didn’t provide an evaluation of alternatives with other documents concerning the Missile Defense Agency’s Precision Tracking Space System (PTSS) the Government Accountability Office (GAO) […]
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BudgetNGA Considering Different Contract Strategies To Acquire Non-Domestic Satellite Imagery
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is considering different contract strategies to acquire and disseminate commercial satellite imagery from non-domestic commercial data providers, according to an announcement posted at Federal Business […]
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BudgetWhite House Could Soon Release Impact Analysis Of Key Trustworthy Cyber Plan
The White House could release before the end of August the impact analysis of a key federal cybersecurity research and development (R&D) strategy since it was released in late 2011, […]
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BudgetB61 Nuclear Bomb Life Extension Program Is Worth It, Kehler Says
The head of the Defense Department’s nuclear enterprise defended the B61 nuclear gravity bomb life extension program (LEP), which is under fire as too expensive and wasteful in an era […]
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BudgetHouse Cuts War Funding, Passes Approps Bill
The House voted Wednesday to cut $3.6 billion from the Pentagon’s Overseas Contingency Operations account, lopping off much of the war funding Republicans added to the defense appropriations legislation passed […]
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Budget
House Starts Debating DoD Budget Bill, Rejects Weapons Changes
The House began debating the embattled defense appropriations bill on Tuesday, when members pushed back on proposals to strike funding for missile interceptors and Ohio-class submarines. The House Rules Committee […]
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BudgetHagel: Strategic Review Will Yield Options For Reshaping Pentagon
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said he will be present options to the White House for dealing with budget cuts, as informed by the recent–yet still unreleased–Strategic Choices and Management Review. […]