Congress
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CongressSenate Approves Border Security Amendment, Final Vote On Bill Expected This Week
The Senate yesterday continued debate on a comprehensive immigration reform bill approving an amendment that would authorize nearly $40 billion dollars in additional spending over the next 10 years on […]
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CongressBorder Security Amendment Contains Detailed Technology Deployment Plan
An amendment that is likely to pass this week during debate on a Senate bill to reform immigration policies contains a detailed list of the various surveillance systems and their […]
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BudgetSenate Revisits DoD Acquisition Reforms
Senior senators are seeking additional reforms to the Pentagon’s processes for buying weapons, including a reexamination of the acquisition system and attempts to prevent the addition of requirements to platforms […]
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Budget
SASC GOP Seeks Sequester, Missile Defense, Shipbuilding Changes
Senate GOP defense hawks want to change Pentagon policy legislation so it calls for ending budget cuts, advances plans for an East Coast missile defense site, and increases oversight of […]
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Congress
Napolitano Expresses Concerns About Private Sector Work On Cybersecurity
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano expressed doubts last week about the private sector’s commitment to new cyberscurity guidelines from the White House. Napolitano gave an at-times skeptical […]
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Budget
SAC Sets DoD Budget Above House, Sequestration Levels
Senate budget-setters agreed Thursday to seek a $516.6 billion defense budget that is larger than both House Republicans and President Barack Obama proposed, and also ignores “sequestration” budget cuts. The […]
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ArmyMEADS Successful In NATO Network Interoperability Exercise
The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) has successfully demonstrated network interoperability with NATO systems during Joint Project Optic Windmill (JPOW) exercises held in May and June. MEADS International Executive […]
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Air ForceF-35 Progress, Software Concerns Aired On Hill
Pentagon officials expressed tempered optimism to lawmakers Wednesday that the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program will meet key milestones, while stressing the importance of an upcoming assessment of Block 3 […]
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Budget
McCain Seeks LCS Cost Controls
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) wants to add more-stringent cost controls on Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program to Pentagon policy legislation later this year. The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) […]
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Congress
Senate Rejects Amendment For Biometric Exit System At Borders
The Senate yesterday rejected by a vote of 58-36 an amendment offered by Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) that would have held up temporary grants of legal status to anyone that […]