Congress
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CongressDHS Awards Boeing New Task Order To Begin SBI Deployments
By Calvin Biesecker The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) last month issued Boeing [BA] a new $55.7 million task order to begin constructing surveillance and communications towers along separate stretches […]
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CongressHouse, Senate Appropriators Clash On Deepwater Funds For NSC, Aircraft Missionization
By Emelie Rutherford The House Appropriations Committee (HAC) wants to cut the Coast Guard’s funding request for its fourth National Security Cutter (NSC), a reduction that marks the biggest difference […]
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CongressPresident Bush Signs Long-Delayed GWOT Supplemental Spending Bill Into Law
By Emelie Rutherford President Bush signed yesterday a long-delayed supplement spending bill covering $161.8 billion in war operations for fiscal year 2008 and part of FY ’09–well into the next […]
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CongressGAO Sees Some Progress In DHS SBI Spend Plans
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is doing a better job justifying some of its expenditures under the Secure Border Initiative (SBI) but its spending plan is still lacking in […]
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Business/FinancialSenate Committee Approves $20.21 Billion NASA Authorization For Fiscal 2009 Including $1 Billion Extra To Hasten Orion-Ares
Measure Reaffirms Vision Of Manned Exploration Of Moon, Mars; Study Ordered On Extending Shuttle Flights From 2010 To 2015; Added Shuttle Mission Provided For Flying AMS To Space Station Commercial […]
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CongressHouse Appropriator Urges Continuing Resolution That Would Freeze NASA Funding For Half A Year
Congress should counter veto threats from a stingy President Bush by passing a continuing budget resolution freezing NASA funding for half a year, and then pass a budget with spending […]
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Business/FinancialLaunches
Lunar Craft Undergoes Checkout Prior To Mission A NASA spacecraft that will hit the moon has entered its final checkout phase, the space agency announced. The Lunar Crater Observation and […]
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CongressAdjustments In Supp War-Funding Bill Up For Final Senate Passage May Spur DoD Reprogrammings
By Emelie Rutherford The supplemental war-spending bill the Senate was expected to potentially cast a final vote on last night includes less funding for cargo aircraft and vehicles than the […]
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ArmyFCS Needs No New Funds To Accelerate, Officials Say
By Ann Roosevelt No new funds will be requested to accelerate the Army’s approximately $160 billion Future Combat System (FCS), service leaders said yesterday while detailing plans to accelerate the […]
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CongressSenate Panel Wants Accelerated Purchase of Checkpoint Screening Technologies
By Calvin Biesecker The Senate Appropriations Committee last week approved a spending bill for Homeland Security that adds $72.3 million to the budget request for aviation checkpoint security, an amount […]