Congress
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BudgetInhofe Asks Senators To Proceed With NDAA This Week Despite Contentious Issues
As the Senate begins to consider the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2014 this week, the Senate Armed Services Committee ranking member warned that a few contentious issues […]
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Budget
Thornberry: Acquisition Reform Effort Will Surface in FY ’15, ’16 NDAA Bills
The House Armed Services Committee’s recently announced acquisition reform effort is likely to yield some language in the fiscal year 2015 authorization bill and significantly more in the FY ’16 […]
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CongressAdmirals: Open Architecture Ensures Current Ships Stay Relevant, Futures Ones are Affordable
Today’s ever-changing threat environment means the time is right to start relying on open architecture and an incremental roll-out of capabilities, Navy officials said Nov. 12 at Defense Daily’s Open […]
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BudgetCongressmen Air Frustrations With Budgeting Process, Relationship with Pentagon
Two congressmen who currently serve in the military discussed what they see as a growing schism between Congress and the Pentagon, with their frustrations at the budgeting process on display. […]
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Budget
Pentagon Officials Brief Non-HASC Members on Sequestration’s Effect on Readiness
Twenty-eight members of Congress attended a classified briefing yesterday afternoon hosted by House Armed Services Committee chairman Buck McKeon (R-Calif.) and HASC readiness subcommittee chairman Rob Wittman (R-Va.) to learn […]
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Air ForceToomey Questions DoD Use Of Russian RD-180 Engines For Launch
Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) introduced legislation Tuesday requiring the Defense Department to report to Congress on its use of the Russian RD-180 rocket engine in national security launches. The bill […]
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Congress
Modernization of Systems, Infrastructure a Top Priority For HASC Strategic Forces
House Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee chairman Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) said he can already see sequestration cuts erode efforts to modernize weapons and facilities, which is consequently hurting the morale […]
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Congress
Frelinghuysen to Chair House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee
House Appropriations Committee chairman Hal Rogers (R-Ky.) said yesterday that Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-N.J.) would serve as the chairman of the defense subcommittee, after former chairman Bill Young (R-Fla.) died […]
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Congress
Johnson Says First Priority Is To Fill DHS Leadership Vacancies
President Barack Obama’s nominee to the next Secretary of Homeland Security said yesterday that his first priority, if confirmed, will be to fill in the leadership vacancies that are currently […]
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Congress
Thornberry Wants Acquisition Reform to Help Limited Defense Dollars Go Further
With terrorism and cyber threats evolving every single day, the military and Congress need the agility to respond or stay ahead of the threats. But House Armed Services intelligence, emerging […]