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CongressHouse Republican Cyber Task Force Seeks Voluntary Incentives, Minimal Regulation
A panel of House Republicans charged by Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) with crafting recommendations for how the House could go forward in certain areas of cyber security yesterday said that […]
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Air ForcePentagon Report Sees Strong Aircraft Sector; Struggling Shipbuilding Base
The military aircraft industrial base should remain in “good shape” despite ongoing market pressures, but could be harmed by reduced defense spending for future procurement and research and development, according […]
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CongressCoast Guard Trimming Requirements On OPC To Contain Costs, Commandant Says
Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Bob Papp yesterday told a House panel that he has directed that the top driving factor in planning for the service’s next medium endurance cutter is […]
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CongressFormer DoD Brass Ponder Cuts
Former military leaders struggled to identify aspects of the Pentagon budget ripe for cutting yesterday, when they testified before lawmakers preparing to make recommendations to a deficit-reducing panel. House Armed Services […]
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Air ForceTaxpayer Group To Super Committee: Examine Weapon Systems
A new government-watchdog group is asking the congressional deficit-cutting committee to avoid across-the-board Pentagon budget reductions and instead re-examine big-ticket weapons programs. David Williams, president of the new Taxpayers Protection […]
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CongressCohen: Lawmakers Must Compromise
Former defense secretary William Cohen said yesterday that as the world waits to see how a congressional panel will try to cut the deficit, lawmakers must be prodded to cross the political […]
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CongressTSA Awards Trinity Technology $21 Million For Private Screening Program At Airports
Trinity Technology Group has received a potential $20.9 million contract from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to provide privatized screening at two airports. Trinity will receive just over $3 million […]
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Air ForceDoD Poised To Run On Shrunken Budget Until Late Nov
The Pentagon’s fiscal year 2012 budget likely won’t be hashed out until late November at the earliest, as the House is poised to vote on two short-term government funding measures […]
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CongressSAC Questions USMC Eyewear Plans
A powerful Senate committee is raising questions about the Marine Corps’ plans for buying protective eyewear, just weeks after the service tapped a company to make new glasses for every […]
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Air ForceHASC Warns Of Programs Hit By Biggest DoD Cuts
A House panel is warning that large Pentagon budget cuts, which could come if lawmakers fail to reach a deficit-cutting plan, would significantly impact funding for maneuver battalions, fighter wings, […]