Budget
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Budget
FAA Bill Spurs Questions About DoD Sequester Debate
A top analyst said as the Pentagon tries to thwart “sequestration” budget reductions it should “take a lesson” from how Congress rushed to make those cuts less onerous on the […]
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Budget
GAO: Aegis Ashore Cost Doubles
The cost of deploying Aegis Ashore, the land component of the ship-based missile defense system, to a site in Europe as well as for a testing and development in Hawaii […]
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Air Force
Donley To Retire As Air Force Secretary In June
The Air Force said Friday Secretary Michael Donley plans to step down as the service’s top civilian June 21 after serving in the position for nearly five years. Donley was […]
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Air Force
DoD Aims For Minuteman III Test Launch May 21-23
The Defense Department is aiming to test launch a Minuteman III ICBM in the window of May 21 to 23, Assistant Defense Secretary for Global Strategic Affairs Madelyn Creedon told […]
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Budget
Goal Of DARPA’s ‘Plan X’ Is To Make Cyber Warfare More Manageable
The goal of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) “Plan X” cyber-offense research program is to help make the offensive aspect of cyber warfare more manageable and controllable, according […]
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Budget
U.S., Australia Sign Space Situational Awareness Agreement
The United States and Australia signed the first memorandum of understanding (MoU) permitting an advanced exchange of Space Situational Awareness (SSA) data, according to the Defense Department. SSA exchanges will […]
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Budget
Sequestration ‘Affecting Everything,’ Pentagon Acquisition Chief Says
The Pentagon is scrambling to minimize the impact of the across the board budget cuts known as sequestration on developmental programs and programs already in production, Pentagon acquisition chief Frank […]
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Budget
Some DoD, Federal Agencies Now Using Microsoft Dynamics CRM IT Software
The Air Force, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the unified combatant commands are among the […]
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Air Force
LaPlante To Be Air Force’s Top Acquisition Official, Donley Says
William LaPlante will be the Air Force’s next principal deputy assistant secretary for acquisition, service Secretary Michael Donley said yesterday. LaPlante is currently the missile defense portfolio director for the […]
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Air Force
Air Force Bringing In Outside IT Experts To Help Guide Programs, Donley Says
The Air Force is in the process of bringing in information technology (IT) expertise to help provide expert advice for the service’s IT programs, service Secretary Michael Donley told Defense […]