Congress
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Air ForceMcCain Threatens ‘Unrestricted Prohibition’ Of RD-180
Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) threatened exploring an “unrestricted prohibition” on Russian rocket engine use following United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) decision not to participate in the […]
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CongressFormer DoD Officials Suggest Classifying Quadrennial Defense Review
A panel of former Pentagon officials on Tuesday proposed major overhauls to the Defense Department’s major strategy document, the Quadrennial Defense Review, including classifying at least a portion of it. […]
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CongressCNO Pushes to Expedite Acquisition Process
Quickly-fielded prototypes could be critical in helping the Navy sustain its edge in a resource- constrained environment, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson said on Monday. But the service […]
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BudgetNational Sea-Based Deterrence Fund Could Cut Ohio-Class Replacement Construction Costs, CBO Finds
The Navy anticipates building its top priority—the Ohio replacement submarine—during a fiscally austere period where the shipbuilding account will be strapped for cash, but using a special, Defense Department-wide account […]
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Air ForceQualified Women Granted Access To All Military Jobs, Including Infantry, Special Operations
In the most sweeping personnel reform since the military ended segregation, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter announced Thursday that all military occupational specialties will be opened to qualified women without […]
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CongressSimplifying Regulations Could Increase Silicon Valley Interest in Defense Tech, Experts Tell SASC
If the Defense Department wants to work with Silicon Valley businesses, the department needs to communicate in in the technological hotspot’s language, experts told the Senate Armed Services Committee on […]
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CongressHouse Passes Local Cyber Training Bill
The House of Representatives passed on Monday the Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act (H.R. 3490) to codify the National Computer Forensics Institute in the Department of Homeland […]
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BudgetFY ’16 Defense Authorization Bill Becomes Law
President Barack Obama on Tuesday started his day by pardoning a Thanksgiving turkey. Later that afternoon, he gave defense hawks something to be grateful for when he signed the fiscal […]
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CongressExperts Advise Greater Cuts to Pentagon Overhead During SASC Hearing
Congress has made cutting Pentagon bureaucracy a goal of its attempts to reform the department, but experts on Nov. 17 told the Senate Armed Services Committee that it should consider […]
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Air Force
Congress Needs To Make Tough Space Launch Choices, LaPlante Says
Congress, in the next three to four years, can have two national security space launch vehicles, competition for launches or it can get the Air Force off the Russian RD-180 […]