Congress
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Air Force
Inouye: No C-17s In Senate Supp, Stryker Ambulances Possible
By Emelie Rutherford The supplemental war-funding bill the Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC) plans to mark up today will not include C-17 cargo aircraft yet may fund Stryker ambulances not requested by […]
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Air Force
HASC Grills Gates, Mullen On Aircraft, Missile Defense Changes In Budget
By Emelie Rutherford Pentagon leaders yesterday defended their budget to House lawmakers, who questioned the analysis behind the defense proposal and its limitations on efforts including the C-27J Joint Cargo […]
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Congress
DHS Will Examine Contractor Outsourcing For FY ’11 Budget: Napolitano
By Calvin Biesecker Work that is currently being outsourced and may be brought in-house will be reviewed this year and will "probably be reflected" in the Department of Homeland Security’s […]
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Army
Army Casting ‘Wide Net’ For Post-FCS Vehicles
By Emelie Rutherford The Army plans to replace the canceled manned-ground-vehicle portion of its modernization program in five to seven years with new vehicles based on existing technologies, service leaders said […]
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Congress
Proposed Increases In Management Budget Go Toward Unifying DHS, Napolitano Says
By Calvin Biesecker Proposed budget increases in FY ’10 related to administrative and management functions of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will help unify the department and consolidate its […]
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Business/Financial
Panel: Deploy Missile Defense Assets Against Regional Nuclear Aggressors; Missile Defense ‘Useful, Valuable’
Missile defense systems can be useful in deterring aggression against the United States, especially aggression involving nuclear-tipped missiles, and thus should occupy a key position in the U.S. strategic posture, […]
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Business/Financial
Pentagon Errs In Curtailing Airborne Laser; That Would Lose Multiple Benefits: Speed Of Light, Easy Tracking, Before MIRV Threat
By George Landrith The Pentagon’s decision to curtail the Airborne Laser (ABL) missile defense program is a grave mistake. It will leave the United States more vulnerable to the growing […]
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Congress
Commission Urges Warhead ‘Modernization’ And Rehab Of Decaying Production Centers
U.S. Nuclear Weapons Still Needed To Deter Aggression, Though Fewer Warheads Suffice By George Lobsenz A congressionally chartered commission backed the Obama administration’s emphasis on nuclear nonproliferation as increasingly critical […]
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Business/Financial
Group Asks Why — With Threats Soaring –Obama Budget Slashes Missile Defense
President Obama has chosen to slash funding for ballistic missile defense programs just when the threat of missile attacks is skyrocketing, a pro-missile defense group asserted. Those funding cuts and […]
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Business/Financial
Air Force Association Deplores Airborne Laser Missile Defense Cut
Deep cuts to the Airborne Laser (ABL) missile program are unwise, as would be a proposed killing of the Joint Air-to-Surface Missile (JASM) program, the Air Force Association (AFA) stated. […]