Congress
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Budget
DoD Still Working On Strategy Review
Pentagon leaders still are working on a wide-reaching analysis, which initially was due May 31, of how the defense budget would be impacted by sequestration cuts. Yesterday’s announcement from the Pentagon that […]
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Congress
TSA Says Its Body Scanners All Equipped With Privacy Software
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) last week notified Congress that it would not extend a deadline that expires today for equipping and deploying privacy filtering software on the body scanning […]
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Army
Mississippians Rally For Restoration of UH-72A Lakota Funds
State and federal lawmakers joined leaders of the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co., (EADS) North America and American Eurocopter calling on Congress to restore funding for the Army’s UH-72A […]
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Congress
Amos: USMC Could Start ACV Planning This Fall
The Marine Corps expects to kickstart stalled plans this fall to begin developing an amphibious vehicle to replace the troubled and now-defunct Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) effort, the service’s top […]
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Army
Congressional Members Write Army Secretary of Abrams Concerns
More than 100 members of Congress have written the Army Secretary urging him to work with the defense committees to fund production of the M1-series Abrams tank, so there is […]
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Business/Financial
DoD: Weapons Edge Not Weakened By Massive Cyber Attacks
The Pentagon said Tuesday the United States has not lost it “technological edge” with its weapons platforms, despite a new report about widespread cyber spying on their designs, allegedly by […]
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Air Force
Pentagon Reports To Congress On Major Programs
The Pentagon has submitted reports to Congress outlining cost changes to major acquisition programs while noting that it was the first time in recent history that no programs reached a […]
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Air Force
DoD Reports Dip In F-35 Cost
The Pentagon said costs dropped on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program by $4.5 billion over a year, the first time a reduction was noted in the multi-service, multi-nation aircraft […]
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Congress
Electric Grid Faces Frequent Cyber Attacks, Report Says
Electric utilities in the United States are barraged with cyber attacks and most comply with mandatory cyber security standards, but the standards setting process is slow and in the case […]
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Air Force
House Panel Wary Of Army Vehicle Plans
A House panel wants to block the Army from advancing the development of the Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) until the service provides detailed justification for choosing just one contractor. The […]