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Air ForceDoD Confirms F-35 IOC Delays, 50% Nunn-McCurdy Breach
By Emelie Rutherford Called before Congress to explain delays and cost growth with Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, Pentagon officials said yesterday the aircraft’s initial operational capability (IOC) […]
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CongressDeepwater Cost Estimates Creep Up
By Calvin Biesecker The Coast Guard’s cost estimates to complete its ongoing recapitalization of major assets such as aircraft, cutters and related communications has increased over $1 billion in the […]
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Senate Resists House Ban On Earmarks For Private Companies
By Emelie Rutherford A key senator pushed back yesterday on new House earmark reforms that would change Pentagon budgeting processes, leaving the proposed changes in question. The House Appropriations Committee […]
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Air Force
McCain Won’t Fight Northrop Tanker Exit As Hill Weighs Next Step
By Emelie Rutherford Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), a close watchdog of the contest to build the next Air Force tanker, said yesterday he will not fight to change Northrop Grumman‘s […]
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Air Force
Air Force To Again Seek Reprogramming For JSTARS Re-engining
By Emelie Rutherford The Air Force plans to again seek approval to reprogram funding for replacing the engines in troubled target-tracking aircraft that the Pentagon said are "incredibly valuable" in […]
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Obama To Nominate Former Army General To Lead TSA
By Calvin Biesecker President Barack Obama yesterday announced his intention to nominate Robert Harding, a former Army general, to be the next chief of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), which […]
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Navy Studying Shipbuilding Industrial Base To Ensure Viability, Lower Costs
By Emelie Rutherford The Navy is kicking off a shipbuilding industrial base study to review the capabilities and capacities at U.S. shipyards to better inform the service as it crafts […]
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Air Force
Air Force: New F-35 Delivery Date Won’t Be Known For ‘Months’
By Emelie Rutherford Faced with senators frustrated by reports of delays in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s initial operational capability (IOC), Air Force leaders said yesterday their service may not […]
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Business/FinancialSub Program Still Going Strong, Funding For Next SSBN Raises Concerns
By Geoff Fein As the Navy and the shipbuilding industry prepare to move toward producing two Virginia-class submarines per year, all eyes are looking ahead to the next-generation ballistic missile […]
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Air Force
Stalled Pentagon Nominees Confirmed By Senate
By Emelie Rutherford The Senate confirm the nominations of six senior Pentagon officials last night after senators who blocked their final approval released their holds. The nominees, selected by President […]