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CongressGOP Slams Obama Sequestration Report With Scant Details
The White House unveiled a report on potential “sequestration” budget cuts last Friday that says Pentagon accounts would be slashed by 9.4 percent but offers no details on how specific […]
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CongressTemporary Budget Generous To DoD
The Pentagon is poised to run under a temporary six-month budget that boosts its funding above levels proposed by the House, Senate, and White House. The House passed a continuing […]
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CongressHouse Report Urges TSA To Expand Private Sector In Airport Screening, Risk-based Initiatives
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) should be relying more on the expertise of the private sector in modernizing passenger checkpoint screening at airports as well as for conducting security screening […]
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CongressCarrier Overhauls Jeopardized By Budget Gridlock on Capitol Hill
The refueling and overhaul work on a Navy aircraft carrier would be in jeopardy unless changes are made to a stopgap spending measure for the first six months of fiscal […]
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CongressCongress Addressing Temporary Budget, Sequestration
Congress is back at work, weighing a temporary federal budget as well as alternatives to so-called sequestration budget cuts yesterday, when Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney also warned against cutting […]
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ArmyPersistent Surveillance JLENS Demos Ability To Detect, Track, Swarming Boats
Raytheon’s [RTN] Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) has demonstrated its capability to detect and track swarming boats hundreds of miles away in test scenarios […]
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Business/FinancialDefense Firms Largely Noncommittal On WARN Notices
Some of the nation’s largest military contractors told lawmakers they are struggling to determine if they should issue layoff warnings to employees in advance of potential across-the-board Pentagon budget cuts […]
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Business/FinancialSequestration Report Delayed, Expected Late This Week
The White House missed a deadline for sending Congress a report on so-called sequestration budget cuts last week, but said it will deliver the document in the coming days. Republicans […]
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CongressObama Accepts Nomination Amid Defense Talk
President Barack Obama accepted the Democratic nomination for president at his party’s convention last night, when Democrats touted his national-security credentials. The Democratic National Convention (DNC) included more public talk […]
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Business/FinancialImminent Sequestration Report May Not Provide Minute Detail On DoD Cuts
The White House is poised to send Congress a report on how so-called sequestration budget cuts would be implemented, a document the Pentagon’s top weapons buyer implied yesterday will not […]