Congress
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CongressTaylor Vexed By Reports of DDG-51 Acquisition Weighted Toward GD
By Emelie Rutherford Rep. Gene Taylor (D-Miss.) said he is "troubled" about reports the Navy has weighed granting more of the work on a potential new batch of DDG-51 destroyers […]
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Air ForceKaminski: Obama Camp Considering All Tanker Options, Including Dual Buy
By Emelie Rutherford An adviser to Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) said the concept of a dual buy for the Air Force’s aerial refueling tanker competition has merit, […]
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Business/FinancialNavy Issues LCS RFP And Solicitation For New Minehunting UUV
By Geoff Fein The Navy has issued its Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) request for proposal (RFP) for construction of the Flight 0+ ships planned for fiscal years 2009 and 2010, […]
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Stevens, Other Defense-Focused Lawmakers Fighting Tough Reelection Battles
By Emelie Rutherford Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), the former lead GOP defense budget writer enmeshed in a corruption trial, isn’t the only Pentagon-overseeing lawmaker waging a tough fight for reelection […]
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Hunter, Lumpkin House Race Shines Spotlight On Military
By Emelie Rutherford The two main candidates battling for California’s 52nd congressional district seat are no strangers to Congress, the Pentagon, the Global War on Terror, and defense spending. The […]
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Business/Financial
Senate Panel Staffer Sees $1 Billion Cut In Missile Defense Hitting ABL, Others
More Advanced Missile Defense Programs Would Receive Solid Budgetary Support The incoming president and Congress to be elected next month may make major cuts in the ballpark of "at least […]
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Business/Financial
Huge Cuts In Missile Defense Programs Could Decrease Balance In Shield, While Eliminating Best Chance For Missile Kill
Cuts Or Development Stretch-Out Would Come Just As ABL Program Has Been Performing Well Slashing $1 billion out of ballistic missile defense, with cuts aimed at programs that kill enemy […]
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Defense Acquisitions Should Focus On Meeting Schedules, Rather Than On Containing Costs: Industrial Base Is Healthy
The Department of Defense should shift its procurement programs from a heavy emphasis on containing costs, and stress instead maintaining schedules, a new report states. Costs have risen, and schedules […]
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Bush Signs 2009 NASA Authorization Measure; Griffin Lauds Backing For Moon, Mars Missions
President Bush signed into law a $20.2 billion NASA authorization bill, a measure that NASA Administrator Michael Griffin welcomed because it endorses the long-term goal of moving beyond low Earth […]
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Business/Financial
Even With $212 Million Funding Cut, Navy Pushes On With VH-71 Increment II Effort
By Geoff Fein Although Congress cut $212 million from the Navy’s VH-71 presidential helicopter Increment II effort in the FY ’09 defense appropriations act, lawmakers still left $100 million to […]