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Air ForceCarter: DoD Shielding Systems Needed In Asia Region From Cuts
A Pentagon leader emphasized yesterday the administration’s desire to shield from budget cuts weapon systems the military will use as it shifts focus to the Asia-Pacific region–including undersea, unmanned, and […]
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CongressNSA Sees Success With Acquisitions As Hill Eyes Reforms
The National Security Agency (NSA) believes it has found an approach to acquiring information technology (IT) that strikes an appropriate balance with industry, a senior official said. NSA Deputy Director […]
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CongressCollins Opposes Potential Executive Order For Cyber Security
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), one of the leading voices in Congress for comprehensive cyber security legislation to improve the protection of the nation’s private critical infrastructure, said yesterday that she […]
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Air ForcePentagon Names Deputy For JSF Program
The Pentagon yesterday named a new deputy program executive officer for the Joint Strike Fighter, as a new team to oversee the most expensive weapons program in the building’s history […]
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CongressGOP Frustrated Lockheed Won’t Warn Of Potential Layoffs
Top Pentagon contractor Lockheed Martin [LMT] said yesterday it will not send employees warnings about potential layoffs resulting from “sequestration” cuts to the defense budget, pointing to White House guidance […]
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CongressObama Hasn’t Seen Cyber Executive Order Yet
President Barack Obama hasn’t seen a draft executive order intended to improve the cybersecurity of critical private networks, the head of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said last Friday, […]
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Business/FinancialEU Wants $12 Billion In U.S. Sanctions Over Boeing Subsidy Spat
The European Union (EU) asked the World Trade Organization (WTO) yesterday for permission to slap the United States with $12 billion in annual trade sanctions because the organization found this […]
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Business/FinancialPanetta: I’ll Take Any Sequestration Deal From Congress
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said yesterday he’d “take whatever the hell deal” lawmakers can come up with to delay or prevent so-called sequestration budget cuts. The $500 billion in decade-long […]
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Business/FinancialHouse Cyber Bill Backer Says Pending Obama Executive Order Wrong Approach
The head of a House committee said he is not giving up on a bill intended to help the government and private sector share cyber-threat data, which he argues will […]
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Business/FinancialHale Examines Ways To Work With CR, Sequestration Limits
The temporary six-month budget the Pentagon will operate under starting Oct. 1 will cause serious problems, spurring officials to examine ways to work around its legal restrictions, the Pentagon’s top […]