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ArmyDoD Directs Army Modernization Plan, Cancels FCS BCT
By Ann Roosevelt Pentagon acquisition chief Ashton Carter yesterday issued an acquisition decision memorandum (ADM) that brings to an end the Future Combat System (FCS) in its current form. "I […]
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CongressOversight Panel Calls For Halting V-22 Production
By Emelie Rutherford The head of a House oversight committee called yesterday for halting production of the V-22 Osprey after government auditors highlighted shortcomings with the Marine Corps’ tilt-rotor aircraft including […]
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Congress
House Bill Prods DoD On Quadrennial Review
By Emelie Rutherford The fiscal year 2010 defense authorization bill the House is expected to take up this week takes aim the Department of Defense’s (DoD) approach to compiling its […]
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Congress
HASC Tweaks Littoral Ship Cost Cap While Pressuring Navy On Program
By Emelie Rutherford The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) agreed to give the Navy relief on a cost ceiling for littoral vessels, but made last-minute changes last week to the […]
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Appropriators Want To Continue DHS Investments In Air Cargo Screening
By Calvin Biesecker Both the House and Senate Appropriations Committees have approved spending bills for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that would add funding for the air cargo security […]
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Business/FinancialSen. Nelson To Augustine: Our Fate Is In Your Hands; Please Don’t Do Space On The Cheap; Full Funding Needed
Nelson Says Augustine Committee Has Overwhelming Power And Influence To Decide Future Of NASA Space Program The panel that President Obama formed to evaluate NASA space exploration programs has enormous […]
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Business/Financial
Obama Administration Waivers On European Missile Defense Site; Pentagon Leader Says Czech-Polish Location Now Uncertain
Members Of Congress Dismayed, Worried The Obama administration has backed away from placing the European Missile Defense (EMD) system in the Czech Republic (radar) and Poland (interceptors in ground silos), […]
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Business/Financial
Missile Defense Proponents Fail To Defeat Obama Budget Cuts In House Panel Measure, But House Floor, Senate, Present Opportunities
President Obama’s plan to slash or eliminate some missile defense programs survived handily in the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), but missile defense proponents are expected to launch a new […]
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Business/Financial
NASA Short Of Funds Needed To Fund Orion-Ares, Other Assigned Missions
Disrupting Constellation Program Spacecraft Development Could Mean More Job Losses, On Top Of Plunging Space Shuttle Employment Underfunding Can Threaten Astronauts’ Lives NASA, the largest space agency on the planet, […]
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Business/Financial
Though Ground-Based Midcourse Defense Is Designed To Counter Long-Range Korean Missiles, THAAD Is Given Shoot-Down Role
North Korea May Be Poised To Launch Another Taepo Dong-2 Ballistic Missile Toward Japan Or Hawaii In Early July Obama Says U.S. Poised For ‘Any Contingencies’ Although the Ground-based Midcourse […]