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Business/FinancialPentagon to Decide U.S. Space Command HQ Location Post-2020 Election
The Pentagon’s newest combatant command won’t get a permanent headquarters until after the 2020 elections, officials told lawmakers this week on Capitol Hill. The future location of U.S. Space Command […]
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CongressSASC Chairman Inhofe Announces Bid for Another Senate Term
Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Chairman Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) officially announced his decision to run for re-election in 2020 in a high-flying campaign video released March 5. “I always said […]
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CongressDHS Discussing Additional Counter Drone Authorities With Congress, Wolf Says
Current legal authorities provided to the Department of Homeland Security for drone security are limited and the department is discussing next steps with Congress and its interagency partners, Acting Homeland […]
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Air ForceCongress Should Limit KC-46 Production to Minimum Deliveries Until RVS Fix Resolved, Lawmaker Says
Congress should limit the production of KC-46A Pegasus tankers to the yearly minimum until contractor Boeing [BA] successfully implements crucial solutions that will get the aircraft to operational status in […]
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BudgetArctic Communications Capability Tops NORTHCOM’s Unfunded Priorities
Having a reliable broadband communications capability for Arctic operations is the top unfunded priority of U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), the command’s chief said on Tuesday during before a Senate panel […]
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CongressTSA Plans To Provide Airports With Qualified Products List For Counter-Drone Solutions
Working with its partners in the Department of Homeland Security, the Transportation Security Administration wants to provide a list of qualified products for airports to use in obtaining drone security […]
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Air ForceAir Force Officials: KC-46 Remote Vision System Fix Expected in 2023
The Air Force expects to receive a solution to its biggest Category-1 deficiency on the KC-46A Pegasus tanker by 2023, one year behind previous estimates, the service’s senior military official […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyPerdue Calls for Detailed Air Force Acquisition Strategy on ABMS
The Air Force needs to provide Congress with more details of how it plans to acquire new networked technologies via the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) program, a top Senate […]
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BudgetSASC Democrat Endorses Biden as Other Moderate Candidates Line Up Behind Ex-Veep
A Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Democratic member up for reelection this year endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden for president March 1, as multiple moderate candidates announced they were […]
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CongressThornberry: Nuclear Stockpile Recap to Be ‘Most Contentious’ Issue in FY ’21 NDAA
Nuclear modernization is frequently high on the list of difficult matters to resolve in defense budget debates, but the House Armed Services Committee’s top Republican expects efforts to rebuild the […]