Congress
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Air ForceDoD Alarmed By Funding Level, Second-Engine Support In House Approps Bill
By Emelie Rutherford As the Pentagon continues to prod Congress to pass a budget for the fiscal year that began four months ago, defense leaders argued yesterday a defense spending […]
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CongressMost of The Northern Border At Unacceptable Level of Control, GAO Finds
By Calvin Biesecker Hardly any of the United States’ northern border with Canada is under acceptable control by the Border Patrol, basically just 32 of nearly 4,000 total miles, necessitating […]
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Congress
Senate Appropriators Join House In Banning Earmarks From DoD Spending Bills
By Emelie Rutherford A top Senate Democrat announced yesterday a two-year ban on earmarks from spending bills, temporarily halting appropriations earmarks throughout Congress and further altering how defense firms seek to […]
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Air Force
Senators Call For IG Probe Into Tanker Doc Mixup As Panel Weighs Impacts
By Emelie Rutherford Senators on a key panel yesterday struggled to assess whether European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) received an unfair advantage in the Air Force tanker competition […]
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Congress
New HASC Leadership Eyes Subcommittee Changes
By Carlo Munoz The newly empowered Republican leadership on the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) are mulling changes to the jurisdictional structure of the panel’s subcommittees to make the group more […]
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Business/FinancialMarine Corps Humvees, MPCs Would Benefit From EFV Cancellation
By Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon wants to invest some of the money it hopes to save by canceling the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) in vehicles including the Humvee and Marine […]
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Business/Financial
New Defense Law Aims To Grow Defense Industrial Base
By Emelie Rutherford The policy-setting defense authorization law President Barack Obama signed late last Friday calls for the Pentagon to work to expand the defense-industrial base and consider securing the […]
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Congress
Nuclear Detection Architecture Delivered To Congress
By Calvin Biesecker The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) prior to Christmas delivered its strategic nuclear detection plan to Congress, creating a framework to link implementation plans with strategic goals […]
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Congress
Gates’ Call For Killing Expeditionary Vehicle Gets Mixed Reviews On Hill
By Emelie Rutherford The Marine Corps’ long-delayed and over-budget Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) will be canceled if Congress agrees with Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ proposal yesterday, which he admitted is […]
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Air Force
Top Defense-Minded Lawmaker Receptive To EFV, F-35 Cuts
By Emelie Rutherford Some of the Pentagon budget cuts Defense Secretary Robert Gates proposed yesterday, related to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and an amphibious vehicle, have early support from […]