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CongressSASC NDAA Mark Pushes Army On Cruise Missile Defense Capability, Boosts To Major Programs
The Senate Armed Services Committee wants to see the Army acquire a short-term capability to meet immediate cruise missile defense needs and is calling for boosts in funding for the […]
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Air ForceOMB Blasts House Proposal To Replace Air Force’s JSTARS Planes With New Aircraft
The Trump administration “objects” to a provision in the House version of the fiscal year 2019 defense authorization bill that would require the Air Force to replace its aging E-8C […]
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Air ForceGAO Rejects Sikorsky’s Protest Of Air Force Huey Replacement Program
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has rebuffed a pre-contract-award protest that Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin [LMT] company, had filed over the Air Force’s UH-1N Huey helicopter replacement program. The “GAO […]
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CongressSenate Appropriations Panel Would Fund Low-Yield Ballistic Missile in 2019
The National Nuclear Security Administration would receive not quite $15 billion if a Department of Energy budget bill approved Tuesday by a Senate Appropriations subcommittee becomes law. The bulk of […]
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CongressSenator Urges More Scrutiny Of Arms Exports
A member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee urged his fellow lawmakers May 22 to increase their scrutiny of arms exports to minimize the United States’ role in causing civilian casualties. Sen. […]
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Air ForceAir Force Pursuing Makeover For Operationally Responsive Space Office
The U.S. Air Force is beefing up the Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) office to help the 11-year-old organization improve its ability to quickly develop urgently needed space capabilities, service Secretary Heather […]
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CongressTSA Plans To Add More Bomb Sniffing Dogs To Checkpoints This Summer
Amid expectations for even higher airline travel this summer than last, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is adding more personnel and bomb sniffing dog teams at airports to enhance security […]
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House NNSA Budget Would Fund Low-Yield Warhead, But Not Pit Production in S.C.
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) would get the $65 million it seeks in fiscal 2019 for a low-yield nuclear warhead, but nothing for a new warhead-core factory in South […]
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CongressDHS Issues Cyber Security Strategy While White House Eliminates Cyber Position
The Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday released its strategy for securing the homeland against cyber attacks and illicit cyber activity, the same day the White House reportedly eliminated the […]
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CongressBipartisan Group Of Senators Introduce Counter Drone Bill To Protect Homeland Assets
A small bipartisan group of Senators on Monday introduced legislation that would give the Departments of Homeland Security and Justice authorities to defeat threats posed by unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) […]