Congress
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Business/FinancialWith Navy Reportedly Warming To DDG-1000 Change, HASC Panel Calls Shipbuilding Hearing
By Emelie Rutherford Saying there is movement within the Navy to halt the DDG-1000 destroyer program and continue building DDG-51s, a shipbuilding panel chairman has called Navy officials to Capitol […]
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CongressIran Launches Missiles In Mass Salvo Tests; One Iranian Missile Seen Having 1,900-Mile Range; Israel In Crosshairs; Rep. Franks Condemns Bellicosity
McCain Says Iranian Missile Salvo Proves Need For Construction Of European Missile Defense System; Obama Urges More Talks With Iran, Further Sanctions United States Will Protect Allies Such As Israel […]
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Congress
U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense Systems Could Thwart Terrorist Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack: Analyst
Rep. Bartlett Urges Government To Counter EMP Danger EMP Would Bring Down Planes, Threaten Vehicles, Kill 90 Percent Of U.S. Population Within Year Of Attack U.S. ballistic missile defense (BMD) […]
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Congress
Obama, McCain Nearly Tied In Modest Campaign Donations From Defense Industry
By Emelie Rutherford White House rivals Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Barack Obama (D-Ill.) continue to garner similar campaign donation totals from defense contractors, though neither appear to have strong […]
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Congress
BioShield Still Has $4 Billion To Spend
Project BioShield, the federal reserve fund created by Congress in 2004 to establish a $5.6 billion market for the development and production of drugs that could bioterror threats, has about […]
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Congress
Hope For FY ’09 Defense Approps Bill Dims, Hill Increases Talk of A Continuing Resolution
By Emelie Rutherford Legislative leaders cast doubt this week on Congress passing a fiscal year 2009 defense appropriations bill before a new president arrives next year, potentially freezing funding at […]
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Congress
Obama, McCain Seen Likely To Reorg DHS, Hill Dems Call For Caution In Changes
By Emelie Rutherford Aides to presidential hopefuls Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Barack Obama (D-Ill.) suggested yesterday their bosses would reorganize the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which is poised […]
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Air ForceDoD To Reopen Tanker Competition With Young At Helm; Contract Award Expected This Year
By Marina Malenic and Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon will hold a new, expedited competition for a disputed Air Force tanker aircraft contract, with Defense Department officials now in charge of […]
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Congress
GD Demonstrates C-MANPADS System Against UAVs
By Calvin Biesecker General Dynamics [GD] has successfully demonstrated a ground-based defense system against unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that was originally developed to defeat Man-Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS) that […]
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Air Force
Gates Expects Tanker Rebid Decision ‘Very Soon’
By Marina Malenic and Emelie Rutherford Defense Secretary Robert Gates said yesterday that he would soon announce a decision on whether the Air Force will rebid a tanker aircraft contract […]