Congress
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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 […]
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BudgetHouse Appropriators Grill Navy on Ship Count, Plans for Cruiser and Carrier Fleets
The House Appropriations defense subcommittee on Tuesday questioned several moves proposed by the Navy and Marine Corps in the fiscal year 2015 budget request that would shrink the size of […]
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Air ForceLawmaker Promises Legislative Effort To Ensure Air Force Competes EELV Missions
A key lawmaker Tuesday vowed legislative action to ensure the Air Force adheres to a Defense Department directive to compete national security launches. House Armed Services (HASC) tactical air and […]
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CongressCoast Guard Writing RFP For New FRC Competition
The Coast Guard is in the process of developing a solicitation to procure the remainder of its planned Fast Response Cutters (FRCs), which are currently being built by Bollinger Shipyards […]