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CongressMurtha, Young: Air Force Tanker Concerns Slowing Markup of Defense Appropriations Bill
By Emelie Rutherford The House’s lead defense appropriators are crafting language in the Pentagon’s appropriations bill expressing frustration with allowing a $800 million expenditure for a new Air Force tanker […]
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TSA Says Will Meet Air Cargo Security Screening Dates; GAO Says Plans Lacking
By Calvin Biesecker The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) on Monday notified Congress it will meet interim and final deadlines mandated by Congress for screening 100 percent of all air cargo […]
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Lawmakers Weigh Workforce Implications of Changing Navy’s DDG-1000 Destroyer Plans
By Emelie Rutherford As questions swirl on Capitol Hill about whether the Navy will halt its nascent DDG-1000 destroyer program and build more of the older and cheaper DDG-51s, an […]
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Lieberman Suggests DNDO May Need Budget Oversight Authority
By Calvin Biesecker The chairman of the Senate committee that oversees policy for parts of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) yesterday suggested that the agency responsible for developing radiological […]
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Defense Appropriations Bill Chances Improve In Senate, Though Action Stalled In House
By Emelie Rutherford Senate leaders said yesterday they expect a defense appropriations bill to clear their chamber this year, though questions about the legislation’s fate in the House lingered following […]
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Business/FinancialCongress Gains Confidence In LCS Ship Costs So Multiple-Ship Buys Possible
By Dave Ahearn DAHLGREN, Va.–Congress is gaining enough confidence that Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) costs are stabilizing that lawmakers are ready to green-light further multiple LCS purchases, Rep. Robert Wittman […]
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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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With 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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Iran 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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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) […]