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CongressAcquisition Responsibility Should Be Kept Within OSD, Former Top Pentagon Official Says
A cornerstone of the Senate’s acquisition reform legislation—taking away acquisition responsibility from the Office of Secretary of Defense and placing it with the service chiefs—could end up compounding problems with […]
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CongressHASC Chair: Increase U.S. Defense Spending to Counter Russian Nuke Modernization
The United States must ramp up spending on defense and nuclear weapons modernization to maintain technological superiority and counter increases in Russia’s defense budget and modernization efforts, according to Rep. […]
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BudgetNeffenger Confirmed To Head TSA; Senate Appropriators Boost Support For Screener Training
The Senate Monday evening overwhelmingly voted to confirm Coast Guard Vice Commandant Adm. Peter Neffenger to be the next chief of the Transportation Security Administration while Senate appropriators last week […]
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Air ForceSenate Appropriators Recommend Additional $25 Million For Protected Tactical Waveform
The Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC) last week approved an additional $25 million in fiscal year 2016 for the Air Force’s Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) Protected Tactical Waveform (PTW) mission. […]
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BudgetSenate Passes NDAA Moments Before Democrats Block Appropriations Bill
During the three-week debate on the National Defense Authorization Act—which mostly centered on whether to boost the military budget through wartime funding—Senate Democrats vowed to stymie the defense appropriations bill […]
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Business/FinancialCongressmen Say SEC Should Consider Tougher Cyber Disclosure Regulations For Firms
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) should consider directing publicly traded companies to disclose how they adhere to best practices for securing their data networks and how those practices are […]
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BudgetSenate Pushes NDAA Forward; Vote on Final Passage of Bill Likely Tomorrow
The Senate today paved the way for a vote on final passage of the fiscal year 2016 defense authorization bill, passing a procedural vote by 84-14 that moves the bill […]
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CongressDoD Struggling to Recruit Iraqi Volunteers to Fight Islamic State
Efforts to stop the spread of Islamic State terrorists throughout Iraq are hampered by the lack of Iraqis willing to serve in the nation’s security forces, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter […]
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Air ForceMcCain Downplays Significance Of NASA Continuing Payments To Russia For ISS Trips
The head of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) on Tuesday downplayed the potential national security significance of NASA continuing payments to Russia to get astronauts to and from the […]
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Air ForceBridenstine Pledges to Back Funding for USAF’s Protected Tactical Waveform During Conference
The House zeroed out funds for the Air Force’s protected tactical waveform in its fiscal 2016 appropriations bill, but Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-Okla.) said he will be pushing his colleagues […]