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CongressTSA Wants Airport Incident Alarms Integrated With Camera Surveillance
Incident alarms located at certain areas of the nation’s airports should be integrated with the surveillance camera systems at these airports to enable better situational awareness in the event of […]
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Air ForceSenior Leaders Offer Laundry List of Lost Capabilities Under Sequestration
The services will all lose specific capabilities ranging from F/A-18 aircraft that can’t fly to divesting the KC-10 tanker fleet, to inactivating an aircraft carrier and its air wing, senior […]
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CongressStackley: LPD Hull Would be ‘a Better Fit’ for Marines’ LX(R) if Costs Stay Manageable
A version of the LPD-17 hull form would be the best replacement for the aging LSD amphibious dock landing ships given the Marine Corps’ operational and lift requirements, but cost […]
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BudgetSenators Indicate They May be Able to Continue Sequester Relief in FY ’16 and Beyond
The Senate Armed Services Committee gave top Navy and Marine Corps leadership a mixed bag of opinions on the chances of lawmakers passing any sort of sequestration relief for fiscal […]
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CongressHouse Subcommittee Approves DHS Bills For Emergency Alerting, Social Media, Interoperable Communications
A House panel on Thursday marked-up three homeland security bills designed to modernize the national emergency alerting system, strengthen the use of social media in disaster response, and to bolster […]
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Air ForceAir Force Performs First F-35A Night Flight, Is Finalizing Light Air Support Training
The Air Force performed its first night flight of the F-35A Monday at Eglin AFB, Fla., service Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh said Wednesday. The first night flight is […]
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Air ForceAir Force Expects RD-180 Review Results Around End Of May
The Air Force expects the results from its review on the Russian-made RD-180 first stage rocket engine around the end of May, service Secretary Deborah James told the House Appropriations […]
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CongressPapp Sees No Delay In OPC Program Despite Protests
Despite a protest by the losing bidders for the Coast Guard’s award in February of preliminary design contracts for the Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC), the service’s Chief Adm. Bob Papp […]
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CongressHouse Panel Approves DHS Acquisition Reform Bill
A House subcommittee that oversees management of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Wednesday unanimously approved by voice vote a bipartisan bill to reform, and in some cases codify, […]
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BudgetGreenert Defends LCS After House Panel Slams It; Says Ship Meets Vulnerability, Recoverability Needs
The Navy defended its Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) as being sufficiently survivable–and easily upgunned where needed–after taking heat from House appropriators Tuesday on the LCS program and the Navy’s plans […]