Budget
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Air Force
F-35 Won’t Be Spared Sequestration Cuts, Hale Says
The F-35 strike fighter aircraft program will be subject to the same cuts as other defense programs under the budget sequester, the Defense Department’s Budget Chief told a House panel […]
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Budget
SASC Chair Calls For Calm On East Coast Missile Site
Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich.) is calling on lawmakers pushing for a new missile-defense site on the East Coast of the United States to temper their […]
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Budget
Review of New Defense Strategy Ordered By May 31
The Pentagon is reviewing the new Defense Strategic Guidance it released last year in light of fiscal constraints, but said it has not gone as far as to end the […]
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Budget
Hawkish Lawmakers Applaud Missile Defense Expansion Efforts
Hawkish lawmakers applauded the Pentagon’s announcement that it will boost missile-defense efforts–including burying more interceptors in Alaska–in response to Iran and North Korea’s work to develop long-range missiles. Yet Republicans […]
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Budget
Senate CR Vote Delayed Until Monday At Earliest
Senate leaders gave up their hope of passing a government budget bill Thursday night, pledging to find a way to work through a slew of amendments and pass the measure […]
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Budget
DoD Needs Better Evaluation Of Potential Cyber Attacks On Nuclear Systems, Kehler Says
The Defense Department needs a “more comprehensive, recurring way” to evaluate the potential of cyber-related attacks on its nuclear command and control (C2) and weapon systems, according to the head […]
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Budget
Sessions Claims Senate Resolution Off On War Funding
The Senate Budget Committee passed on Thursday night a federal budget resolution, which the panel’s lead Republican charged provides incorrect estimates for war funding. The Democratic-led panel approved its 10-year, […]
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Budget
Financial Sector Wants More Security Clearances To Bolster Cyber Threat Information Sharing
Information sharing with the federal government related to cyber security threats is benefitting the financial services sector but having more people in industry access to more classified information and improvements […]
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Budget
Senate Budget Plan Replaces Sequestration Cuts
Senate Democrats unveiled a broad budget resolution Wednesday that calls for ending the $500 billion in across-the-board “sequestration” cuts to defense over a decade but keeping roughly half that amount–$240 […]
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Budget
New Cyber Forces Provide Nation With Additional Options, Gen. Alexander Says
The standup of a set of cyber security force teams within the Defense Department will give the United States more options to respond to adversaries, the head of U.S. Cyber […]