Congress
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CongressAfghanistan’s ‘Pentagon’ Comes In Three Times Over Budget, Five Years Late
Afghanistan’s military headquarters, equivalent to the Pentagon, required three times the original estimated cost and took five years longer to build than anticipated, according to a report by the Special […]
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CongressExperts Affirm Value of Navy’s New Unmanned Tanker
A panel of experts gave a tentative thumbs up to the Navy’s new plan to develop a carrier-based unmanned tanker aircraft, but told a House panel on Feb. 11 that […]
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CongressDHS Publishes Guidance For Sharing Of Cyber Threat Indicators
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Tuesday said it has published guidance for federal and non-federal entities share cyber threat data with a department watch center as part of […]
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Air ForceCuts To Procurement In FY ’17 Could Be Largely Healed By Congress That Favors Aviation, Shipbuilding
Congress is likely to alleviate the drubbing that platform procurement, particularly aircraft programs, took in the Defense Department’s fiscal 2017 budget request, according to a review of the spending plan […]
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CongressClapper Reiterates Cyber As Top Threat, Says New Technologies Pose Challenges and Opportunities At Hearing
James Clapper, Director of National Intelligence (DNI), reiterated on Tuesday that cybersecurity is the top national threat in hearings on the Intelligence Community’s (IC) Worldwide Threat Assessment. “The consequences of […]
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Air ForceLawmakers Spar as Air Force Asks For More RD-180s
The appearance of the Air Force’s top two officials on Capitol Hill keyed up an ongoing fight between lawmakers over continued use of the Russian-made RD-180 rocket engine. The service […]
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Air ForceDecision to Retain A-10 Leaves Air Force in F-35 Maintenance Bind
Because of a shortfall of active duty maintainers, the Air Force will rely on contractor-provided maintenance support for F-35 Joint Strike Fighter training units, its chief of staff Gen. Mark […]
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BudgetNavy’s $33.3 Billion Procurement Budget For FY ’17 Contains Less Funding For Aircraft, Shipbuilding Than FY16
The Navy on Tuesday released its $164.9 billion budget request for fiscal year 2017, which includes $33.3 billion for ship, aircraft and weapon procurement. The service emphasized increasing its investments […]
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BudgetMcCain, Reed Slam LCS Mission Modules
The two top senators on the armed services committee called for the Navy to reevaluate its Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) deployment strategy, citing concerns about the ship’s mission modules for […]
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CongressSenators Introduce Bill to Accelerate Acquisition of Electronic Warfare Tech
Lawmakers on Thursday proposed new legislation that would give the Defense Department more funding flexibility for electronic warfare technologies as well as new tools to speed up acquisition. The Electronic […]