Congress
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BudgetDurbin to Defense Industry: Expand Lobbying Effort Against Sequester This Month
The chairman of the Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee yesterday challenged the defense industrial base to target Congress with a grassroots campaign to save itself from sequestration. Durbin brought seven witnesses […]
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CongressHASC Seapower to Look at Spending Needs, Funding Allocation in Context of Asia Pivot
House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee chairman Randy Forbes (R-Va.) believes even pre-sequestration levels of funding are short of what the military needs to modernize and support the […]
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Congress
HASC Readiness Subcommittee To Inquire About Need For BRAC, Closely Watch Pacific Pivot
With resources tight for the foreseeable future, House Armed Services readiness subcommittee chairman Rob Wittman (R-Va.) knows the military cannot afford to spend money unless there is a clear goal […]
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Budget
Greenert: Navy Will Seek Significantly Higher Savings Than 20 Percent Headquarters Goal
The Navy’s top officer gave some insight into its alternate budget plans at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Nov. 7, noting that the Navy is considering making about […]
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Air ForceService Chiefs: Lack of Control Over Own Budgets Causing Inefficiencies, Misdirected Spending
Congressional interference in spending plans and the inflexibility of sequestration have a cost, the military service chiefs told the Senate Armed Services Committee yesterday–inefficiencies stemming from cuts and uncertainty will […]
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Air Force
F-35 Nearing Production Increase, Pentagon Acquisition Chief Says
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter remains the Pentagon’s highest acquisition priority and officials are poised to increase the production rate as progress is made to overcome cost and technical challenges, […]
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Congress
Senators Won’t Drop Hold on Navy Under Secretary Nomination Due to Sexual Assault Comments
Two senators who placed a hold on the nomination of Jo Ann Rooney to be the next under secretary of the Navy made clear they would not lift that hold […]
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Budget
Senate Panel Proposes Relaxing Commercial Satellite Imagery Resolution Restrictions
The Senate Intelligence Committee yesterday voted in favor of relaxing commercial satellite imagery resolution restrictions and reviewing the appropriate role of commercial satellite imagery in fulfilling intelligence requirements, according to […]
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Budget
Wittman To Host Military Readiness Briefings For House Leadership, Budget Conferees
House Armed Services readiness subcommittee chairman Rob Wittman (R-Va.) arranged two briefings with Pentagon officials for House leadership and for congressmen serving on the budget conference committee to learn about […]
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Congress
HASC Launches Pacific Pivot Oversight Series, Could Spur Broader Action
The House Armed Services Committee launched an Asia-Pacific Oversight Series this week with the intent of ensuring that the military portion of the Pacific pivot is conducted with the right […]