Congress
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CongressTSA Chief Says Could Make Use Of More Mobile Security Teams
If Congress were to fund additional mobile security teams, they would be deployed throughout the surface and aviation transportation environments, the head of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) told a […]
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CongressCarter Pitches Additional Acquisition Reforms, Keeps Current Combatant Commands in Goldwater-Nichols Proposal
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter on Tuesday unveiled the first overhauls to the Pentagon’s organizational structure, targeting changes to acquisition policy, solidifying the role of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of […]
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CongressRogers: CYBERCOM Would Become Faster If Elevated to Independent COCOM
U.S. Cyber Command is ready to become a fully independent combatant command, and gaining that status would allow it to more quickly respond to crises and strengthen its role in […]
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BudgetFormer Hill Staffers Predict Turmoil in FY ’17 Budget Cycle
Despite a Bipartisan Budget Agreement that was supposed to smooth the appropriations process this year, former Hill staffers on Thursday said the path to the fiscal 2017 budget will be […]
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CongressNavy Funds Two of Three FY ’16 Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyers
The Navy on Wednesday funded two of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyers it procured in fiscal year 2016, with one ship for Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] Ingalls Shipbuilding and another for […]
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BudgetGD Electric Boat Chosen To Take Lead Role for Ohio Replacement Sub
The Navy has named General Dynamics [GD] Electric Boat the prime contractor for the Ohio replacement submarine, while Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] Newport News Shipbuilding will take a secondary role […]
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BudgetPentagon May Need Change in Law to Give Additional Decision Making Authorities to Temporary IT Employees
Last year’s defense authorization bill contained new authorities that allowed the Defense Department to hire information technology talent for a short term basis, but lawmakers may need to expand that […]
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CongressLockheed Martin’s Remote Minehunting System Cancelled
The Defense Department in its 2015 Selected Acquisition Report (SAR) officially rang the death knell for Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] Remote Minehunting System (RMS), a mine detecting semi-submersible that was originally […]
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Air ForceCost of Procuring, Sustaining F-35 Drops, But Overall Estimated Program Cost Grows by $16B as Lifespan Pushed to 2070
Over the past year, the Defense Department has been able to drive down procurement and operations and sustainment costs of the F-35 joint strike fighter, but a decision to extend […]
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CongressHouse Committee Approves Homeland Security Bills
After a prolonged and intense exchange of differences between Republicans and Democrats over a bill requiring the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to include testimonials of former terrorists in its […]