Congress
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Air Force
White House Threatens To Veto House DoD Spending Bill
The White House threatened to veto the $530 billion Pentagon budget the House is debating over funding cuts, added monies for a cargo aircraft, and policy provisions. The House began debating […]
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Army
Lockheed Martin JLTV Program Utilizes Past Lessons For Future EMD Program
Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] prototype next-generation Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV) have been driven thousands of miles, braked hard, blown up, and slung below a helicopter during a Technology Development (TD) […]
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Congress
Landrieu Decries House Cuts To DHS S&T, Grants
The chairman of the Senate panel that oversees funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) yesterday criticized the House’s version of the bill to fund the department in FY […]
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Congress
DHS IG Asked To Investigate TSA Oversight of Screeners In Hawaii Airport
A decision by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) earlier this month to fire three dozen employees and suspend 12 more for failing to screen checked luggage at an airport in […]
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Air Force
Panetta Confirmed As SECDEF
The Senate voted 100-0 yesterday to confirm Leon Panetta as the next defense secretary. Panetta has directed the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) since Feb. 13, 2009. He previously served as […]
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Congress
USMC Requirements, Acquisition Pros Collaborate On ACV
Marine Corps requirements and acquisition officials are working in closer collaboration on the new Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) than the two sides had when planning major programs in the past. […]
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Air Force
SASC OKs Policy Bill With F-35, Acquisition Changes
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) Pentagon policy bill calls for clamping down on F-35 Joint Strike Fighter cost increases, banning funds for the aircraft’s alternate engine, and maintaining the […]
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Air Force
Gates: Verdict Out On Size of $400 Billion Cut
Retiring Defense Secretary Robert Gates, in his parting words to the press, said yesterday it remains to be seen if President Barack Obama’s proposed $400 billion cut to security spending […]
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Congress
Drug Smugglers Building More Tunnels Into U.S., Officials Say
Increased pressure on drug trafficking organizations and their traditional smuggling routes into the United States has led these groups to increase the construction and use of underground tunnels to bring […]
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Air Force
SASC Approves DoD Policy Bill
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) approved last night its version of the fiscal year 2012 defense authorization bill, which changes the Pentagon’s plans for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and […]