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Business/FinancialDoD Acquisition Nomination Stalled In Congress
A senior senator said he will block the confirmation of Pentagon civilian nominees, including of Frank Kendall to be defense acquisition chief, until the Defense Department addresses what he says […]
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CongressHouse Passes Defense-Boosting Resolution
The House passed a budget blueprint yesterday that would deal the Pentagon several billion dollars more than the Obama administration proposed, possibly giving House lawmakers more room to pitch increases to […]
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Increase In Missions, Use Of Body Scanners Drive Screening Force Up, TSA Says
Amid a decline in airline passenger travel in the United States the past few years there has been an increase in the number of security officers employed by the Transportation […]
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Senate Appropriators Slam NASA Commercial Crew Program
The heads of a NASA budget-writing panel questioned yesterday the space agency’s subsidization of four private companies that are developing systems to carry astronauts to the International Space Station. While the […]
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GAO Finds Infrequent Use By TSA Of Some Body Imagers
In some airports where the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has deployed machines that peer beneath a person’s clothing to scan for threats, the agency has hardly used the body imagers […]
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Version Of Senate Republican Cyber Bill Introduced In House
Two Republican congresswoman yesterday introduced cyber security legislation that is based on a similar bill introduced in the Senate by eight Republicans earlier this month that promotes more sharing of […]
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McKeon Wants To Boost National Missile Defense, Add East Coast Site
A lawmaker who helps craft the Pentagon budget called yesterday for boosting national missile defense spending and implanting missile interceptors on the East Coast of the United States. House Armed […]
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Hill Continues To Scrutinize NASA Commercial-Crew Plan
NASA continued to defend its commercial-crew program last week, when a lead House budget-writer questioned the plan for government to help private commercial companies develop systems to carry astronauts to […]
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Bill Altering DoD Sequestration Cuts Heads To House Floor
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) predicted yesterday the House will pass a budget blueprint that would shield the Pentagon from so-called sequestration spending cuts over the next decade. The House […]
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McCain Seeks Data on Aircraft, Missile Programs
Sen. John McCain is demanding information from Pentagon leaders on an over-budget aircraft carrier and ill-fated missile-defense system. McCain, ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, sent related letters […]