Congress
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Air ForceMcCain Encourages Pentagon to Investigate ULA Executive’s Remarks
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) on March 17 called on Defense Secretary Ashton Carter to initiate an investigation into statements made by a United Launch Alliance executive […]
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CongressCarter to Reveal Preliminary Findings of Goldwater-Nichols Review By End of March
The Pentagon later this month will unveil preliminary findings of an ongoing review of its organizational structure, including the effects of the Goldwater-Nichols Act, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Thursday. […]
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Air ForceAir Force Secretary Asks Congress to Extend Deterrence Fund to B-21, GBSD
If the Navy is permitted to fund its ballistic missile submarine through a special fund, lawmakers should consider a similar mechanism for modernizing the Air Force’s legs of the nuclear […]
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Air ForceHyten Says He Has Increasing Confidence In Having New Rocket By 2022-23
The head of Air Force Space Command said Tuesday he has increased confidence that industry can have a new all-American rocket ready to fly by the 2022-23 timeframe. “I have […]
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CongressDHS Oversight Agencies Back Management Reform Legislation
Legislation that would codify best practices and key offices for the management and acquisition functions within Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are critical to the long-term success of the department […]
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BudgetHouse GOP’s FY ’17 Budget Proposal Contains No Additional Defense Funding
House Republicans on Tuesday introduced its fiscal year 2017 budget proposal, which provides $551 billion in base funding for defense and $74 billion for Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO). Those numbers […]
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CongressHill Staffers Cast Doubt On Proposed Transfer Of DHS Identity Management Office To CBP
Two congressional staffers on Tuesday suggested that Congress is unlikely to approve a request by the Obama administration to transfer the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) office responsible for enterprise […]
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BudgetThornberry’s Proposed Acquisition Reform Bill Centers Around Modular, Open Architecture Systems
Increasing the number of weapon systems with an open architecture backbone has long been a goal of the Defense Department, but House Armed Services Committee Chairman (HASC) Mac Thornberry’s (R-Texas) […]
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BudgetAs Lawmakers Tackle Defense Reform, Experts Suggest Changes of Their Own
A day before House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) is set to roll out his second defense reform proposal, experts from the Center for Strategic and International Studies […]
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ArmyMilley: Pistol Program A Perfect Example Why Service Chiefs Deserve Acquisition Authority
If soldiers need a pistol to replace the Beretta M9, the Army should be able to go out and buy one without having to undergo years of testing and bureaucratic […]