Budget
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Budget
Israel Requests Sale Of Nearly $3 Billion In Fuel
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said April 17 it notified Congress April 16 of a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of 864 million gallons of petroleum-based products to Israel […]
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Budget
Eight Companies Share $7 Billion Air Force NETCENTS-2 Contract Award
The Air Force said Friday it awarded a nearly $7 billion contract award to be shared among eight companies for Network Centric Solutions (NETCENTS-2) Netcentric products. Ace Technology Partners, CDW […]
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Budget
Reid: Tap OCO Funding To Offset Sequestration
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) wants to tap the Pentagon’s war-funding account to help offset some of the impacts of sequestration budget cuts, which are becoming more apparent to […]
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Air Force
Court Upholds Air Force Lifting Stay-Of-Work Order For Light Air Support
The U.S. Court of Federal Claims upheld Friday the Air Force lifting of a stay-of-work order that allowed Sierra Nevada Defense Corp. (SNC) and Embraer [ERJ] to begin work on […]
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Budget
Pentagon S&T Programs Face Sizable Sequestration Hit
The Pentagon will terminate some science and technology efforts in the coming months and cut hundreds of research grants to universities if “sequestration” budget cuts prevail, a senior Pentagon official […]
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Budget
Orbital’s Antares Test Launch Postponed
The test launch of Orbital Sciences’ [ORB] Antares medium-class rocket was postponed at press time yesterday, according to NASA. Orbital said on Twitter the postponement was due to a “loss […]
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Budget
Senators Press Hagel To Budget For Sequestration
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told lawmakers Wednesday he eventually will give them a clearer picture of what the next Pentagon budget would look like with “sequestration” cuts factored in, but […]
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Army
Army Airs Readiness Concerns Before House Panel
The Army’s immediate priority is to ensure soldiers in Afghanistan and those units next to deploy are trained, equipped and ready, as non-deploying units will bear the brunt of constrained […]
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Budget
Dempsey: Strategic Review Will Favor Multi-role Systems
An ongoing re-examination the U.S. military strategy is looking at prioritizing weapons programs that have multiple roles, a senior military officer said Tuesday. “One of the principles going forward in […]
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Air Force
Panel Chair Concerned About F-35, GCV, Navy Drones
The head of a House panel said he has concerns about the Pentagon’s proposed changes to a new Army vehicle effort and plans for buying Navy drones, and also is […]