Congress
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Air ForceLawmakers Likely Lost Fight For Advanced Buy of 20 F-22s Before Obama Arrival
By Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon looks to have won the battle with powerful lawmakers who charged it scaled back congressional plans for buying parts for future F-22 Raptor jets before […]
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CongressObama Confirms Gates Will Remain SECDEF; No Word On Deputy
By Emelie Rutherford President-elect Barack Obama confirmed yesterday Defense Secretary Robert Gates will stay on the job in the next administration, capping off negotiations with Gates over just what type […]
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CongressHomeland Security Pick Napolitano Widely Praised
By Calvin Biesecker President-elect Obama yesterday announced that he will nominate Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano (D) to be his Secretary of Homeland Security, a selection that was expected and praised. […]
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Business/FinancialEuropean Missile Defense Plan Advances As Czech Senate Provides Long-Sought Approval
The Czech Republic Senate, 40-31, approved a plan for the United States to install a radar on Czech territory as part of the envisioned European Missile Defense (EMD) system. Because […]
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CongressObama May Not Save Much Money By Switching From Iraq To Afghanistan, Because Major Investment Required To Counter Taliban Forces: Analysts
President-elect Obama’s plan to remove U.S. forces from Iraq and focus instead on Afghanistan may not save the $10 billion a month he has mentioned in campaign speeches. He is […]
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CongressMcHugh, Bartlett, Thornberry Vie For HASC Ranking Member Post
By Emelie Rutherford The race is on for House Armed Services Committee (HASC) ranking member, with three of the committee’s five returning GOP subcommittee leaders seeking their party’s top spot […]
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Business/FinancialAirborne Laser Fires High-Powered Laser Through Beam Control For First Time
New Uses Seen For ABL Include Taking Out Aircraft, Cruise Missiles, Surface-To-Air Missile: Boeing Test Success, Possible New Uses For ABL Come As Congress May Consider Cutting ABL Funds In […]
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Business/FinancialNavy OA Report Shows How Ship Upgrades Can Be Done Faster, Cheaper
By Geoff Fein The Navy’s fourth report to the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) on efforts to incorporate open architecture (OA) demonstrated that for the period of July through September, […]
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Business/FinancialNavy Set To Award Block III Virginia-Class Contract Within One Month
By Geoff Fein The Navy has notified Congress it will award a multiyear contract in excess of $500 million to General Dynamics [GD] Electric Boat for Block III of the […]
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Business/FinancialJapanese Aegis Missile Defense Test Fails, But Aegis Record Is 16 Hits In 20 Tries
Jammed Valve On Interceptor Kill Vehicle May Have Caused It To Miss Target Missile A jammed valve on a tiny maneuvering thruster in a Standard Missile-3 Block 1A interceptor kill […]