Congress
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Air ForceInouye: No C-17s In Senate Supp, Stryker Ambulances Possible
By Emelie Rutherford The supplemental war-funding bill the Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC) plans to mark up today will not include C-17 cargo aircraft yet may fund Stryker ambulances not requested by […]
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Air Force
HASC Grills Gates, Mullen On Aircraft, Missile Defense Changes In Budget
By Emelie Rutherford Pentagon leaders yesterday defended their budget to House lawmakers, who questioned the analysis behind the defense proposal and its limitations on efforts including the C-27J Joint Cargo […]
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CongressDHS Will Examine Contractor Outsourcing For FY ’11 Budget: Napolitano
By Calvin Biesecker Work that is currently being outsourced and may be brought in-house will be reviewed this year and will "probably be reflected" in the Department of Homeland Security’s […]
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ArmyArmy Casting ‘Wide Net’ For Post-FCS Vehicles
By Emelie Rutherford The Army plans to replace the canceled manned-ground-vehicle portion of its modernization program in five to seven years with new vehicles based on existing technologies, service leaders said […]
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Congress
Proposed Increases In Management Budget Go Toward Unifying DHS, Napolitano Says
By Calvin Biesecker Proposed budget increases in FY ’10 related to administrative and management functions of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will help unify the department and consolidate its […]
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Congress
Atlantis Soars To Service Hubble Space Telescope; Liftoff Perfect As Shuttle Endeavour Poised Nearby
It’s a blast. Space Shuttle Atlantis this afternoon thundered into the heavens from Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center for a rendezvous with an eye in the sky, the […]
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Business/FinancialAugustine: Future Cost Of Manned NASA Space Program A Significant Factor, But Money Already Spent On Constellation Isn’t
Panel Will Look At What Hardware Is Available The future cost of developing and operating manned space flight hardware is "one of the important issues" tha a review panel will […]
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Business/Financial
Panel: Deploy Missile Defense Assets Against Regional Nuclear Aggressors; Missile Defense ‘Useful, Valuable’
Missile defense systems can be useful in deterring aggression against the United States, especially aggression involving nuclear-tipped missiles, and thus should occupy a key position in the U.S. strategic posture, […]
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Business/Financial
Pentagon Errs In Curtailing Airborne Laser; That Would Lose Multiple Benefits: Speed Of Light, Easy Tracking, Before MIRV Threat
By George Landrith The Pentagon’s decision to curtail the Airborne Laser (ABL) missile defense program is a grave mistake. It will leave the United States more vulnerable to the growing […]
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Congress
Commission Urges Warhead ‘Modernization’ And Rehab Of Decaying Production Centers
U.S. Nuclear Weapons Still Needed To Deter Aggression, Though Fewer Warheads Suffice By George Lobsenz A congressionally chartered commission backed the Obama administration’s emphasis on nuclear nonproliferation as increasingly critical […]