Congress
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Business/FinancialWords Hit North Korea After Illicit Tests, But Real Punishment Not Quickly Evident; North May Launch Taepo Dong-2, Test Nuke
As Pyongyang Advances Nuclear, Missile Skills, U.S. Missile Shield Gains Greater Importance; Analyst: Pyongyang Wants Nuke Missiles North Threatens To Attack South Korea; Gates Suggests Rewards For North Korea Over […]
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CongressFormer SecDef Cohen: Rising Threats Should Preclude Missile Defense Cuts
Democratic President Obama’s move to slash $1.2 billion from U.S. missile defense programs would be an unwise move, weakening U.S. security, according to William Cohen, the one-time a Republican senator […]
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Business/FinancialRomney Astonished Obama Cutting Missile Defense Just As North Korea Launches Missiles, Tests Nukes
Missile Defense Critics Who Say No One Would Dare Hit United States With Missile Gamble With Lives: Romney President Obama’s move to slash funds for missile defense programs by a […]
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Business/FinancialConflict-of-Interest Provision In New Acquisition Law Spurs Concerns
By Emelie Rutherford The new acquisition-reform law’s mandate for the Department of Defense (DoD) to tighten regulations regarding organizational conflicts of interest has spurred anxiety among some defense-industry denizens and […]
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CongressWhite House To Release Cybersecurity Report Tomorrow
By Emelie Rutherford President Obama is slated to unveil tomorrow plans for enhancing government cybersecurity efforts, and is expected to provide more clarity on a potential new Pentagon cyber command. […]
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CongressSestak: Create Joint Cyber Force Separate From Services
By Emelie Rutherford An influential lawmaker in the defense arena said last Friday the Pentagon should create a joint cyber force not swayed by service-specific budgetary concerns. "If you really […]
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Business/FinancialDelays In GPS Won’t Likely Cause It To Fail; Cost Overruns Cited; But It Will Improve On Existing System, Assist Warfighters
Contrary to recent reports, the Global Positioning System (GPS) isn’t on the verge of a failure that would leave confused motorists groping for that paper thing called a map. Air […]
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Business/FinancialBoeing Renews Protest Of GOES-R Contract Award To Rival Bidder Lockheed
Some $1.09 Billion At Stake In This Contract, More Billions Are Possible In Later Action The Boeing Co. [BA] renewed its protest of a NASA-NOAA contract award to Lockheed Martin […]
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Air ForceSchwartz Sees 38 Joint Cargo Aircrafts As ‘Floor’
By Emelie Rutherford The Air Force’s top officer said yesterday the number of C-27J Joint Cargo Aircraft (JCA) could be increased above the 38 airplanes proposed in the Pentagon’s budget, […]
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Business/FinancialDoD ‘Stonewalling’ V-22 Investigation, Committee Chairman Says
By Geoff Fein The chairman of the House Government Oversight Committee yesterday threatened to "compel" the Department of Defense to provide reports and information on the V-22 Osprey before a […]