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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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CongressHouse Appropriators Approve $39.9 Billion Homeland Security Bill
By Calvin Biesecker The House Appropriations Committee as expected on Tuesday approved by voice vote a $39.9 billion proposed budget for the Department of Homeland Security in FY ’09. The […]
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Boeing, Northrop Grumman Supporters On Hill Hold Positions After Release of Full Tanker Audit
By Emelie Rutherford Lawmakers on both sides of the Air Force tanker contract dispute said their stances were not altered by reviewing yesterday a longer version of an auditor’s report […]
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Hill Dems Seen As Wary of Long-Term Missile Defense, More Accepting of National Missile Defense
By Emelie Rutherford The dynamics of Congress’ approach to missile defense has changed, with Democrats acting more accepting of national missile defense than in the past, yet also showing reticence […]
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Obering: MDA Seeking Efficiencies To Fit Significant SM-3, THAAD Boost In POM ’10 Request
By Emelie Rutherford The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is looking for savings within its forthcoming longterm budget request so it can seek funds to double the number of Aegis Standard […]
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Senate To Vote This Week On Supp With Less FY ’08 Procurement, R&D Than Last Version
By Emelie Rutherford The Senate is expected to vote this week on $161.8 billion in war-supplemental funding, following House passage last Thursday and President Bush’s endorsement last Friday. Though Senate […]
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Business/FinancialNPOESS Has More Than $1 Billion Added Cost Overrun; Pentagon Threatens Funds Freeze If Paperwork Undone; Screws On VIIRS Sensor Break, Must Be Replaced
Cost Of NPOESS, Once Seen At $6.5 Billion, Now Is $13.6 Billion, Headed For $14 Billion The National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) that once was estimated to cost […]
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Senate Panel Approves $17.8 Billion For NASA, Including $200 Million Increase; $3 Billion For Space Shuttle, $2 Billion For Space Station
Measure Also Includes $1.1 Billion For NOAA Satellites The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a sweeping appropriations bill that includes $17.8 billion for NASA, some $200 million more than President Bush […]
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House Passes $20.21 Billion NASA Authorization Bill For Fiscal 2009, Including $1 Billion To Reduce U.S. Spaceflight Gap By A Year To Liftoff In 2014
The House, on a lopsided and veto-proof 409 to 15 vote, passed a $20.21 billion authorization bill to support NASA in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2009, including an […]
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Air ForceObering Says Interceptors Can Be Deployed In Poland On Time In 2013, If Congress Provides Needed Funds
Interceptors in the planned European Missile Defense (EMD) system can be deployed on time in 2013 if Congress provides sufficient funding, though any requirement that a test- article interceptor be […]