Congress
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CongressPanels Poised To Start Defense Deliberations
Two powerful congressional committees will start their work crafting the Pentagon’s budget next week. The Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC)–the only of the four panels that writes the defense budget that […]
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Congress
State Department Allies Look For Clarity In Deficit Cuts
Advocates of creating a combined budget for the Defense and State Departments have mixed reaction to a definition, in the new deficit-cutting law, of “security” spending that includes multiple defense-related […]
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Congress
Ex-9/11 Commission Chiefs Say Unfulfilled Recommendations Leave U.S. Less Safe
There are nine major recommendations made by the 9/11 Commission that remain unfinished, leaving the United States less safe than it could, or should, be, say the former heads of […]
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Dem Uses New Report Used To Justify Defense Cuts
A report set to be unveiled today on waste in wartime contracting is being used by a prominent lawmaker as an argument in favor of cutting defense spending during the […]
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Air ForceHawks: China Military Might Proves Big DoD Cuts Wrong
Hawkish House members who resisted Pentagon spending reductions in the new deficit-cutting law are using a new report on China’s increasing military might to bolster their stance against additional sizable military […]
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Congress
GAO Cites Progress In Improving Maritime Energy Security
The federal government has made progress in implementing previous recommendations to improve the security of the nation’s maritime-based energy infrastructure but additional actions are necessary, according to an official with […]
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Air Force
DoD Notes Progress of Chinese Stealth Fighter, Aircraft Carrier
The Pentagon believes China could have an indigenous aircraft carrier in 2015 and fifth-generation J-20 stealth fighter jet in 2018, after overcoming obstacles with both development efforts, according to a […]
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Congress
Study Blasts NASA Rocket Cost Estimates
An independent assessment of NASA’s plans for a new heavy-lift rocket and space capsule dubs the agency’s projected costs as optimistic and not suited for long-term planning. The space agency […]
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Air Force
Test F-35s Cleared To Fly After Grounding
The Pentagon allowed developmental F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, grounded because of a power issue, to return to flight operations yesterday, but kept a ban on ground operations for two production […]
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Business/FinancialNorthrop Grumman: Export Controls Hurting Drone Makers
U.S. companies want to sell more unmanned aircraft on the international market and need the export-control reforms President Barack Obama’s administration is working on to be enacted, a top executive […]