Pentagon
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BudgetHASC 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 […]
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BudgetMulti-Scenario DoD Budget Perplexes, Concerns SASC
One day after the Pentagon released its budget request for fiscal year 2015, a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing highlighted the difficulties of long-term planning in an uncertain fiscal environment: […]
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Air ForceAir Force Requests $137.9 Billion Budget, Down Slightly From FY ’14 Funding
The Air Force requested $137.9 billion for fiscal year 2015, a slight decrease from the $138.3 billion appropriated for FY ’14. The Air Force wants $18.5 billion for procurement, up […]
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PentagonMDA’s $7.459 Billion Budget Request Protects Defense Priorities
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) requests $7.459 billion in Fiscal Year 2015 to develop and deploy the systems that constitute the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS). The BMDS is being […]
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Air ForceAir Force’s Acquisition Funding Request For B61 Tail Kit Spikes Nearly 500 Percent
The Air Force said it is requesting $198.4 million in acquisition funding in fiscal year 2015 for the B61 tail kit assembly, roughly 500 percent more than the $33 million […]
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BudgetBillions Taken From Acquisition To Support Restoring Readiness
The Pentagon wants to pour more money into training and maintenance for combat readiness and to continue three major Air Force acquisition programs, paying for these multibillion-dollar spending boosts by […]
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BudgetQDR Will Be Released With Budget Or Soon After, Will Be Fiscally Constrained
The Defense Department will submit its Quadrennial Defense Review to Congress either with the budget request on March 4 or shortly thereafter, though the report will not quite meet its […]
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CongressModernization Efforts Critical, No Room For Sequestration Delays, Haney Says
Sequestration would have a “dangerous” effect on the U.S. Strategic Command and its ability to defend the country, STRATCOM Commander Adm. Cecil Haney and members of the Senate Armed Services […]