Congress
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Air ForceWith Senators’ Tanker Fears Calmed, Carter To Take AT&L Reins Today
By Emelie Rutherford Former Harvard University professor Ashton Carter is due to start work today as the Pentagon’s acquisition czar, after lawmakers dropped their opposition last week upon receiving assurances […]
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Business/FinancialNASA Constellation Program Budget May Be Hit With $3.5 Billion Cut, Slamming 2020 Lunar Mission Goal
Griffin Concerned Future Is Bleak The Obama White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is proposing a $3.5 billion NASA budget cut that would hurt the Constellation Program developing […]
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Business/Financial
Stephen Hawking: Space Travel To Mars And Stars Is Possible, And Necessary; He Tells How To Do It
Space not only can be but must be explored, with missions to the moon, Mars, and ultimately to planets circling other stars in the nearby universe, according to Stephen Hawking, […]
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Business/Financial
Pakistan, Armed With Long-Range Missiles Tipped With Nuclear Weapons, May Fall To Taliban Extremists, U.S. Officials Warn
Clinton Says Pakistan Poses ‘Mortal Threat’ Nuclear-missiles-armed Pakistan is losing control of its territory to Taliban terrorist extremists, both Democratic and Republican U.S. officials warned. However, a U.S. plan to […]
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Business/Financial
Iranian Threat Proves Need For European Missile Defense, Sen. Lieberman Says
Lieberman, Other Lawmakers, Write Bill To Bar Refined Product Sales To Iran, Pushing Tehran To Abandon Nukes Military Strike On Iranian Nuclear Facilities Must Remain An Option, Though Not Preferred: […]
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Business/Financial
Ahmadinejad Snubs Idea Of Surrendering Nuclear Program; Says Iran Has Rights; Rejects Unconditional U.S.-Iranian Talks
Whether Holocaust Occurred Is A ‘View,’ Ahmadinejad Claims; He Says Obama Support For Israel Is A ‘Major Mistake’ Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Iran has "legal rights" to manufacture nuclear […]
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CongressHASC Leaders Unveil New Acquisition Reform Bill
By Emelie Rutherford House Armed Services Committee (HASC) leaders unveiled yesterday a new acquisition-reform bill intended to control spending on major weapon systems by increasing input into and alternatives for their […]
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Air Force
Work On War Supp Delayed; Murtha Weighing Tanker, F-22 Changes
By Emelie Rutherford Lawmakers said yesterday they need more time than anticipated to craft a supplemental war-funding bill, and a lead defense appropriator said he still wants to tack billions […]
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ArmyArmy Pledges ‘Rapid’ Action On Post-FCS Ground Vehicle Plan
By Emelie Rutherford The Army plans to act "as rapidly as (it) can" to initiate a new vehicle modernization program in the wake of the defense secretary’s call to cancel […]
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Congress
Lawmakers Focus On Missile Defense Cuts, European Site
By Emelie Rutherford The missile-defense debate is heating up in Congress, with Republicans preparing to battle proposed Missile Defense Agency (MDA) cuts and a committee chairman advancing plans to collaborate […]