Budget
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BudgetDoD Furlough Warnings Don’t Sway GOP
The Pentagon notified Congress yesterday that it will furlough most of its civilian employees starting in April if “sequestration” budget cuts kick in March 1. The notice, though, had no […]
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DoD Will Continue To Invest In Small Firms It Deems Vital
The Pentagon plans to continue a new effort to support small defense companies, if needed, to ensure the government retains the critical capabilities they uniquely provide. Brett Lambert, the deputy […]
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Navy Notifying Contractors Of Possible Ship Maintenance Cancellations
The Navy has initiated plans to formally inform private shipyard contractors of the possible termination of scheduled maintenance work, but stopped short of issuing cancellations it said it might have […]
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Alabama’s Rogers Ask Panetta To Ensure $211 Million Reprogram For Israel’s Iron Dome
A key lawmaker asked Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to ensure a reprogramming request would be made so the United States’ $211 million contribution toward Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system […]
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Senate Dems: Stop 10 Months Of Sequester, Include Other DoD Cuts
Senate Democrats unveiled yesterday a likely-doomed plan to offset “sequestration” budget cuts through the end of December with a package of new revenues and budget cuts, including a $27.5 billion […]
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Ground Combat Vehicle, Iron Dome Contribution Deserve Budget Scrutiny, Krepinevich Says
The Army’s Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) program and the United States’ contribution to Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system deserve scrutiny in light of possible sequestration and other looming budget […]
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Repubs Say DoD Shares Blame For Sequester
Frustrated Republicans argued yesterday Pentagon officials are partly responsible for the pending “sequestration” budget reductions, because they did not spell out the cuts’ dire consequences until this year. Pentagon leaders […]
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DoD Leaders Deliver Sequester Predictions To Hill
Pentagon leaders and senators lamented the impact potential “sequestration” budget reductions would have on the defense industry yesterday, as Democrats and Republicans continued to clash over proposals to stop the […]
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Obama: Stop Sequester Cuts With Bipartisan Tax Deal
President Barack Obama called during his State of the Union address for Congress to avert looming “sequestration” budget cuts in part though “bipartisan, comprehensive tax reform.” Republicans skeptical of Obama’s […]
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Lawmakers Urge Navy To Delay Plans To Cancel Ship Maintenance
A group of Democratic and Republican lawmakers are urging the Navy to delay plans to cancel ship maintenance availabilities for the second half of fiscal 2013, asking for more time […]