Congress
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CongressIsraeli Prime Minister Olmert Urges Obama To Seek Middle East Peace Deal; Olmert, Bush, Hold Final Meeting Today
President-elect Obama must continue the search for a Middle East peace accord, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said today, as he prepared to meet this evening with President Bush at […]
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Congress
NASA Overspends On Space Hardware, Former NASA Science Leader Asserts
Alan Stern Resigned From NASA This Year NASA space hardware programs frequently run over budget, and the space agency should keep a tighter rein on spending, a former NASA science […]
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O’Reilly Relieves Obering At Helm Of Missile Defense Agency
Air Force Lt. Gen. Henry A. "Trey" Obering III turned over responsibility for missile defense operations to Army Lt. Gen. Patrick J. O’Reilly, who became the eighth director of the […]
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Air Force‘Big Four’ Defense Appropriators Plead To Gates Reconsider F-22 Decision
By Emelie Rutherford The "big four" defense appropriators have joined other lawmakers in pushing the Pentagon to stick to plans to buy parts now for 20 future F-22 fighter jets, […]
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Air Force
Young, HASC Lawmakers Clash On Release of F-22 Funds
By Emelie Rutherford A senior Pentagon official told vexed House lawmakers yesterday a new estimate shows his decision to scale back on congressional plans for F-22 jet purchases before the […]
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Business/FinancialNavy Making Sure LPD-17 Lube Oil Leak Problem Doesn’t Spread To Rest of Class
By Geoff Fein As the Navy continues to examine problems with the lube oil system on the USS San Antonio (LPD-17), the service is taking steps to ensure there are […]
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Congress
Lieberman, Inouye To Keep Senate Defense Panel Roles
By Emelie Rutherford The leadership of Senate defense panels will not be altered as much as previously thought next year after Democrats yesterday allowed Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I/D-Conn.) to remain chairman […]
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ArmyArmy Needs ‘Results-Oriented Plan’ To Staff Modular Forces, GAO Says
The Army needs to report to Congress a "results-oriented plan" with specific information on its progress toward equipping and staffing its modular forces through 2019, the General Accountability Office (GAO) […]
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Business/Financial
Tauscher Says Missile Defense Shield Doesn’t Deter Rogue Nations From Developing Missile Forces; Therefore, What Is The Point Of Creating Missile Defense?
U.S. Nuclear Weapons May No Longer Provide Credible Deterrence, Tauscher Says, Urging Nukes Reduction Rep. Ellen Tauscher (D-Calif.), whose subcommittee oversees U.S. missile defense efforts, today questioned the value of […]
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Business/Financial
Griffin Awaits Two Studies Detailing How To Shrink Five-Year NASA Travel Gap
NASA Administrator Mike Griffin is awaiting two studies probing how to shrink the yawning half-decade gap when NASA won’t be able to take even one astronaut to low Earth orbit. […]