Pentagon
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Air ForceAir Force Analyzing Building RD-180 Engines In U.S.
The Air Force is performing a “business case analysis” of how much it would cost to produce the Russian-made RD-180 rocket engine in the United States, Air Force Under Secretary […]
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BudgetDoD Would Trim ‘Minor Procurement’ to Pay for 11th Carrier, Higher Troop Levels with Extra $115 Billion
If Congress indicated it was willing to spend an additional $115 billion to maintain higher troop levels for the Army and Marine Corps and an 11th aircraft carrier in the […]
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PentagonCOMSATCOM In DoD’s Long-Term Plans, CAPE Office Says
Though it won’t completely outsource satellite communications (SATCOM) capability to industry, the commercial side is still in the Defense Department’s long-term plans because the rules are in industry’s favor, according […]
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BudgetDoD Rejects Congressional Claims QDR Ignores Legal Requirements
A Defense Department official rejected the notion that the Quadrennial Defense Review did not meet its mandatory requirements and therefore should be rewritten, as House Armed Services Committee Chairman Buck […]
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Air ForceDoD Lacks Knowledge To Commit To Disaggregation, GAO Says
The Defense Department lacks the knowledge necessary to commit to the concept of satellite disaggregation, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said Monday. GAO Director of Acquisition and Sourcing Management Issues […]
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BudgetCongress May Force DoD to Rewrite, Resubmit QDR
Even before the Defense Department released its Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR), lawmakers had already threatened to reject it–and they followed through on their threats as soon as the report was […]
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BudgetLine-Item List for $26 Billion Fund To Be Released Next Week; OCO Budget Details Still Unknown
As congressional committees continue to dissect the defense budget request for the next two months, a few key pieces of information are still being compiled: chiefly, the Overseas Contingency Operations […]
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Budget
HASC Suggests ‘Politically Unpopular’ Cuts Won’t Stick; Dempsey Outlines How Else To Cut $1 Billion
For the second day in a row, the defense secretary and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff brought their 2015 budget request to Capitol Hill, only to have lawmakers […]
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BudgetAir Force Threatens Future Cuts To GPS III Program If Sequestration Not Lifted
The Air Force threatened to slash future funding for the next-generation Global Positioning System (GPS) III program if Congress didn’t lift sequestrated-related spending caps for fiscal year 2016 and beyond. […]
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Air ForceAir Force Reducing, Delaying Number Of Competed EELV Missions
The Air Force is reducing the number of competed Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) missions available during fiscal years 2015-2017 from 14 to seven, a top service acquisition official said […]