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CongressCongressional Paring Of DHS S&T Budget Will Limit Focus Areas, O’Toole Says
Large cuts proposed by both the House and Senate to the research and development activities provided by the Science and Technology (S&T) branch within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) […]
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Sub Industrial Base Must Be Maintained, Rep. Says
The submarine industrial base must remain strong to keep the United States’ military advantage, said Rep. Joe Courtney (D-Conn.), whose district includes Electric Boat, a primary maker of submarines for […]
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Senate To Debate Revised DoD Bill
The Senate majority leader said yesterday the chamber will start debating the long-delayed defense authorization bill before Thanksgiving, as the Pentagon indicated it would not try to quash the legislation […]
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House Republican Report Unsparing In Criticism Of TSA
A report released yesterday by House Republicans of two committees lambastes the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for being inefficient, ineffective, overly bureaucratic and not developing and deploying effective screening technology. […]
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Disputing GAO, CBP Official Says Risks, Costs Understood In Arizona Border Technology Plan
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has planned for various risks to its new technology plan for better securing the nation’s southwest border and so far actual costs are likely to […]
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House Report To Call For TSA Reform
Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.), the chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and an outspoken critic of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), yesterday said his committee and another will […]
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Congress Finalizes Four-Week DoD Funding Plan
The House is poised to take up a government-funding plan tomorrow that would temporarily cover the Pentagon for the next month and also deal NASA a full-blown budget that is […]
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Air ForceSASC Cuts $21B From DoD Policy Bill
The Senate could debate the delayed Pentagon policy bill as soon as this week, after the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) revised the legislation yesterday by cutting $21 billion in funding […]
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GOP Hopefuls Share Scant Views On Weapons Spending
Republican presidential candidates touched briefly on Pentagon weapons-buying–including fixed-price contracts and Navy shipbuilding–during their Saturday night debate. Some observers, though,want to hear more from the GOP field on defense budgeting. […]
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DoD Details Potential Weapons Cuts Under Sequester
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned yesterday that if the Pentagon receives the largest-possible budget cuts, weapon programs including the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the next-generation bomber, the Littoral Combat Ship, […]