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Business/FinancialGAO Cites NASA Programs For Cost Overruns, Delays, But Reports NASA Is Fixing Problems Now
NASA is making progress in tackling problems with programs suffering cost overruns and schedule delays, but more work remains in fixing the mess, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) testified. The […]
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CongressSenate Appropriations Subcommittee Members Announced; Inouye Chairs Full Committee, Defense Subcommittee
Mikulski Continues To Chair NASA Oversight Subcommittee Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) will continue to chair the Senate Appropriations Committee commerce, justice, science and related agencies subcommittee for the next […]
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Senator Orders NASA To Provide Documents About Small Firm Under Investigation
Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.), chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, told NASA to turn over documents relating to a federal probe of a company that […]
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Taylor Wants To Open Competition For Littoral Ship Contracts
By Emelie Rutherford The head of a naval panel in Congress is calling on the Navy to open competition for the rocky Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program beyond the two […]
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Obama Nominates Florida’s Emergency Chief To Head FEMA
By Calvin Biesecker President Obama yesterday said he will nominate Florida’s Emergency Management Chief Craig Fugate as the new administrator for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) within the Department […]
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New Acquisition Reform Bill Scrutinized
By Emelie Rutherford Defense experts offered input yesterday on an extensive defense-acquisition-reform bill, suggesting additional ways to combat program cost breaches and generate independent cost estimates. Senate Armed Services Committee […]
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Courtney: Defense Cuts Could Help Shipbuilding
By Emelie Rutherford Rep. Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) said in an interview last week that Navy shipbuilding could benefit from anticipated cuts to defense programs within the Pentagon’s lean defense budget. […]
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Business/Financial
Report Says Obama Offered To Kill European Missile Defense System If Russia Helps Curb Iran
Report Appeared In Russian Paper President Obama offered to kill plans to build the European Missile Defense (EMD) system if Russia would help the United States force Iran to abandon […]
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Special Fiscal 2010 Budget Issue: Obama Budget Is Stand-Pat For NASA, But Cuts Missile Defense Deeply, Damaging Programs, Harming Security
In this special fiscal 2010 budget issue, Space & Missile Defense Report describes in detail how President Obama’s federal budget outline for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2010, provides […]
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Obama Endorses Bush Plan For Half-Decade Gap Between Shuttles Retiring Next Year and Orion-Ares Spaceship System Manned Flights Beginning In 2015
NASA Fiscal 2010 Budget Provides $900 Million Increase Over Fiscal 2009 Base Level, New Obama Document States Space Agency Budget Plan Attracts Praise, But It Also Is Seen As Short […]