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CongressLynn Confirmation Heads To Full Senate
By Emelie Rutherford The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) approved late yesterday afternoon President Obama’s nomination of Raytheon [RTN] executive William Lynn to be deputy defense secretary. Lynn’s confirmation could […]
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Air ForceSenate Rejects Adding DoD Weapon Funds To Stimulus
By Emelie Rutherford The Senate frowned on Republican attempts to add weapon-system spending to the massive economic-stimulus bill the chamber worked to pass last night. Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) failed […]
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ArmyBrogan: Marines "Aggressively" Working M-ATV, One Final Vendor Desired
By Emelie Rutherford The Marine Corps is "aggressively" working on plans to quickly purchase an under-development breed of all-terrain mine-resistant vehicles for troops in Afghanistan in response to an urgent […]
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House Approves Homeland Security Bills
The House this week approved several bills dealing with homeland security, including a measure authorizing the Office of Bombing Prevention and another creating an Appeals and Redress Office to assist […]
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Pentagon: Next Base Budget Request May Not Include All War Funding
By Emelie Rutherford A Defense Department spokesman acknowledged yesterday that the next defense budget will not be as large as a proposal crafted last year at the Pentagon, and suggested […]
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McCain Drops Objection To Lynn Nomination, SASC Vote Expected
By Emelie Rutherford Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) received information he sought from William Lynn, the deputy defense secretary nominee and former Raytheon [RTN] lobbyist, and will no longer hold up […]
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Defense Adds Eyed For Senate Stimulus Bill
By Emelie Rutherford Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) is hoping to add funding for Pentagon weapon systems to the $888 billion economic-stimulus bill now before the Senate, legislation that also includes […]
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Levin: Acquisition Reform, Hill ‘Angst’ Over Defense Cuts Coming
By Emelie Rutherford The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) plans to jump "heavily" into Pentagon acquisition reform efforts early this year, and its chairman predicts attempts will be more successful […]
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Business/FinancialSpecial Gates Issue: Defense Secretary Sees New Opportunity To Gain Russian Assent For European Missile Defense
Russia May Agree To Share Missile Defense Radar Data With United States: Gates No Time To Lose, Because Iran Is Just Two To Three Years Away From Missiles Able To […]
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Gates Says Defense Spending Cuts Are Inevitable In Big-Ticket Programs
Defense spending cuts in big-ticket procurement programs are inevitable, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates warned. The Department of Defense can’t continue indefinitely the spending increases of recent years, and Pentagon […]