Pentagon
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BudgetSASC, HASC GOP Leaders Say DoD Budget Request Will See Major Changes During Markup Process
The fiscal year 2015 budget request hasn’t even been released yet but already faces steep opposition from Congress, where members disapprove of the platforms that will be cut, the assumption […]
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BudgetFox: Full Sequester Would Leave Military Incapable of Responding to Overseas Contingencies
If the military is forced to abide by the full sequestration cuts from fiscal years 2016 to 2019 as is currently mandated by law, it would not be able to […]
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BudgetFox: FY ’15 Budget Assumes New Navy Efficiencies Will Produce Expected Savings
The Defense Department’s fiscal year 2015 budget submission includes many assumptions that, if wrong, could force the services to make additional cuts in manpower and platforms, the acting deputy secretary […]
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Air ForceFull RFP For Air Force’s New Bomber Expected In Fall, James Says
The Air Force will release a full request for proposals (RFP) for its much-heralded next-generation bomber program in the “fall timeframe,” service Secretary Deborah James said Wednesday. James told an […]
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Business/FinancialVice Chairman Winnefeld: Contractors Need To Push Costs Down
Defense contractors will need to become more efficient and push their costs down going forward into the new budgetary environment, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. James […]
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Air ForceWeapon System Approach To F-35’s ALIS Starting To Pay Off, Bogdan Says
The Defense Department’s new weapon system-like approach to the F-35’s Autonomic Logistic Information System (ALIS) is starting to pay dividends, according to the program’s executive officer. F-35 PEO Air Force […]
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CongressMcCain: Work’s Support of LCS ‘Makes Me Wonder About Your Qualifications’
The Senate Armed Services Committee took up the issues of acquisition reform and accountability during the confirmation hearing for the prospective deputy secretary of defense, Robert Work. Sen. John McCain […]
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Navy/USMCHagel Cuts Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship Buys To 32
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced Monday he was reducing the Navy’s controversial Littoral Combat Ship program by 20 vessels, questioning whether the ship can adequately defend itself, and said he […]
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Air ForceDoD Proposes Cutting A-10, U-2 Fleets In FY ’15 Budget
The Defense Department plans to divest its fleet of A-10s and U-2 spy planes when it formally submits President Barack Obama’s fiscal year 2015 budget request next week, with the […]
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Air ForceHagel: FY ’15 Budget Plan Slashes Troop Size, Some Modernization to Protect Readiness
The Defense Department will release a $496 billion budget request next week that sacrifices troop strength to preserve readiness and cuts some modernization programs to protects other procurement and research […]