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CongressBush Administration Seeks To Loosen Rules On Sensitive Technology Sales To China
The Bush administration loosened restrictions on exporting sensitive-technology items to China, to help U.S. companies sell more advanced goods to the Chinese, according to a report by a group advocating […]
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Business/FinancialCBO: Missile Defense Spending To Peak At $15 Billion Yearly In Fiscal 2018
Actual Missile Defense Outlays May Need To Be $4 Billion More Yearly Missile defense spending will peak at an annual rate of $15 billion in the fiscal year ending Sept. […]
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Business/FinancialDefense Watch Content
The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Campaign Report. An overflow crowd at BAE Systems in Nashua, N.H., turned out last week to listen to Sen. […]
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CongressCongress Considers Options After President Announces Plan To Veto Defense Bill
By Jen DiMascio Congressional leaders are weighing options for overcoming President Bush’s decision to veto the annual bill to authorize funding for Pentagon operations that lawmakers overwhelmingly passed last month. […]
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CongressRep. Wicker To Replace Mississippi Sen. Lott
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour (R) this week announced he has chosen Rep. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) to replace the retiring Minority Whip Trent Lott. Lott, who had four years remaining in […]
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Air ForceMembers of Congress Press For C-17 Funding In FY ’09 Budget
By Jen DiMascio Like a number of senators last week, 57 House members this week appealed to the Defense Secretary to ensure that the Air Force funds C-17 Globemasters in […]
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CongressBase of National Security Support Aids McCain
By Jen DiMascio As the Republican primary nears the key early races in Iowa and New Hampshire, Sen. John McCain’s campaign is releasing endorsements that highlight the Arizona Republican’s military […]
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ArmySenate Adds $4 Billion In Defense Procurement Funding To Omnibus Package
By Jen DiMascio The final version of the spending bill expected to be passed yesterday by the House of Representatives included $70 billion in funding for the war–about $6 billion […]
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ArmyHuckabee Seeks To Accelerate Growth of Ground Forces
By Jen DiMascio Presidential contender former Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-Ark.) wants to move quickly on existing planned growth in the military’s ground forces and increase investment in defense. Huckabee laid […]
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CongressSenate Likely To Pass $70 Billion War Funding Package
The Senate was likely to pass last night an omnibus spending package that would include about $70 billion in funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a […]