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CongressHASC Seapower Chair: Answers Needed On Modified LCS
The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) seapower panel said Tuesday that the Navy still has questions to answer about plans to modify the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) […]
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BudgetCompensation Commission Recommendations Could Save DoD $4.8 Billion in First Year, $8 Billion Eventually
The Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission released its recommendations Thursday after more than a year of work, surveying well over a million people in the military community about hundreds […]
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CongressKendall, Thornberry Optimistic About Package of Acquisition Improvement Ideas
Pentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall brought a package of legislative proposals to the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday, telling the lawmakers during a hearing on “improving DoD’s ability to […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyKendall Announced Aerospace Innovation Initiative to Support 6th-Generation Fighter Jet
Pentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall announced the creation of the Aerospace Innovation Initiative in the fiscal year 2016 budget request, which would fund technology development and competitive prototyping of sixth-generation […]
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BudgetThornberry: Reform Will Create Better Procurement System, But No Goals For Monetary Savings
As the House Armed Services Committee works on its fiscal year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act –which will likely include some but not all ideas for acquisition and pay and […]
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CongressHouse Republicans Withdraw Border Security Bill From Floor Consideration For Now
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Monday withdrew plans for bringing a Republican crafted border security bill before the House floor on Wednesday. The House Rules Committee, which had […]
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CongressDHS Chief Slams Border Security Bill Calling It ‘Unworkable’
Border security legislation expected to be taken up by the House this week that prescribes specific technology solutions on a sector-by-sector basis along the nation’s southern border, requires the establishment […]
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CongressSenate Committee, Again, Approves DHS Management Nominee Deyo
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Thursday approved by voice vote Russell Deyo to be the next undersecretary of management at the Department of Homeland Security. The […]
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Rep. Thornberry Sets Out To Reform HASC Culture, Relationship With Pentagon
Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) doesn’t just want to reform Pentagon acquisition during his first year as chairman of the House Armed Services Committee; he also wants to reform the way […]
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CongressHomeland Security Committee Passes Border Security Legislation
The House Homeland Security Committee Wednesday night completed its markup of new border security legislation that prescribes a wide range of technology solutions and requires the Department of Homeland Security […]