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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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President Highlights Public-Private Effort During Cyber Review Roll Out
By Geoff Fein and Calvin Biesecker Citing the economic and national security challenges the nation faces from cyber threats, President Obama Friday rolled out the long-awaited 60-day review of the […]
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CongressObama Picks Bolden As Next NASA Administrator, Garver As Deputy
Bolden Commands Wide Support In Congress, But Conflicts Issue Remains How Will Bolden As Administrator Work With Norm Augustine Panel? Support voiced by leading members of Congress and influential outsiders […]
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Members Of Augustine Committee Reviewing NASA Programs Are Named
First Meeting Scheduled; Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle On Agenda NASA today announced the members of the Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee that will review NASA programs, including […]
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Conflict-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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White 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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Sestak: 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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Congress Approves Defense Acquisition Reform Bill
By Emelie Rutherford The House passed yesterday the final version of the defense-acquisition-reform bill, sending the measure previously passed by the Senate to the White House for President Obama’s signature. […]
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Special Issue; Memorial Day To Be Observed
This is a special issue of Space & Missile Defense Report, containing breaking news in a week filled with major events. As we do each year, we shall observe the […]
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Belligerent Iran Fires Missile With Important Solid-Fuel Feature; Surface-To-Surface Weapon Can Strike Targets In Israel, U.S. Bases, Europe
Iran showed continued advancement in its missile development program by launching a 1,200-mile-range solid-fueled rocket, the International Herald Tribune reported. That Sejil-2 missile has sufficient range to strike Israel, or […]