Budget
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BudgetSASC Members Want More Sequestration Detail
Senators said they want more information on how the Pentagon would fare under “sequestration” next year, saying data Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel shared last week does not tell them enough […]
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Air ForceAir Force To Add 1,200 To 1,500 Cyber Jobs, Shelton Says
U.S. Cyber Command’s (CYBERCOM) Air Force component will likely add between 1,200 and 1,500 largely civilian cyber jobs to help the service and the combatant command bolster their cyber defense […]
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Air Force
Lockheed Martin Delivers GPS III Antenna Assemblies For Integration
Lockheed Martin [LMT] has completed, and is preparing to install, the navigation, communication and hosted payload antenna assemblies for the first satellite of the next generation Global Positioning System (GPS) […]
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Air Force
Air Force Awards Northrop Grumman $173 Million Litening Sustainment Contract
The Air Force recently awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a $173 million performance-based logistics (PBL) contract to provide support and sustainment services for the Litening advanced targeting system, according to a […]
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Air ForceAir Force’s Space Fence Award Could Be Further Delayed, Shelton Says
The Air Force’s contract award for its multi-billion dollar next-generation space surveillance radar known as Space Fence could be further delayed as the Pentagon determines whether it can afford it […]
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Air ForceAir Force Announces Resumption Of Flight Training
The Air Force said Monday flight training would temporarily resume for numerous units after a three-month halt due to budget reductions from sequestration. The return to flight was made possible […]
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Budget
House Could Have Limited Debate On DoD Budget This Week
The House could take up the defense appropriations bill later this week while operating under a rule allowing debate on only a limited number of amendments. House members have until […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin’s GPS III Non-Flight Satellite Testbed Validates Test Facilities
Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Global Positioning System (GPS) III Non-Flight Satellite Testbed (GNST) successfully completed a series of high-fidelity pathfinding events that validate the process and the facility GPS III satellites […]
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BudgetDoD IG Identifies $23 Billion Pentagon Could Have More Wisely Spent, Official Says
The Pentagon’s watchdog has identified $23.4 billion so far in 2013 that the Defense Department could have spent more wisely, according to a senior DoD official. The DoD Inspector General’s […]
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Air ForceAir Force S&T Disproportionally Hurt By Sequestration, Chief Scientist Says
The Air Force’s science and technology (S&T) efforts have been disproportionally impacted by sequestration budget cuts because the service’s researchers are disproportionally civilian, the Air Force’s new chief scientist said […]