Congress
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CongressAT&L Nominee Carter To Face Senators’ Questions On Experience
By Emelie Rutherford Ashton Carter, President Obama’s nominee for Pentagon acquisition czar, undoubtedly will be quizzed during his confirmation hearing about how his dearth of extensive defense- industry and acquisition […]
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ArmyLevin, McCain Bill Targets Cost-Plus Contracts
By Emelie Rutherford The heads of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) said yesterday they hope to seriously curtail the use of cost-plus contracts through the extensive defense-acquisition- reform bill […]
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Business/FinancialObama Nominating Carter To Be DoD Acquisition Czar
By Emelie Rutherford President Obama announced yesterday he intends to nominate Harvard professor Ashton Carter to be the Pentagon’s under secretary of defense for acquisition, technology, and logistics. If the nomination […]
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Congress
Levin Introduces Expansive Defense Acquisition Reform Bill
By Emelie Rutherford The head of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) introduced yesterday wide-reaching legislation intended to thwart cost overruns, schedule delays, and performance problems with defense acquisition programs […]
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Congress
Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle Clears DAB, Awaits Budget News
By Emelie Rutherford The Marine Corps is moving forward with plans for the once-troubled Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV), which recently overcame a hurdle with the Pentagon’s Defense Acquisition Board (DAB) […]
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Air ForceAugustine: United States Can Afford First-Rate Space, Defense Programs, But Doesn’t Out Of Stinginess, Wrong Priorities
Betting On Super Bowl Rivals The Missile Defense Budget; Pornography Spending Equals Recent NASA Budgets The United States fails to provide adequate funding for major space, missile defense and weapons […]
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Business/Financial
Missile Defense Funding May Be Slashed Deeply, Rep. Franks Says, Seeing $3 Billion Targeted For Cut From $9.6 Billion Program
Still-Developing Missile Defense Programs May Be Cut In Half, Franks Cautions Such Deep Cuts Would Echo Attempts To Eviscerate ABL, KEI, EMD Programs In Budgets; Hearing Set For Wednesday As […]
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Air Force
Experts See Deep Cuts Coming In Defense Procurement, Myriad Programs At Risk
Defense procurement programs face huge budget cuts, not only in fiscal 2010 but even more in 2011 and the out years, with an immense array of programs in each of […]
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Business/Financial
House To Decide Bill With $2.5 Billion For NASA, NOAA; Mikulski Urges Approval; Money Set For Satellites And Their Sensors
The House this week will consider legislation to provide $1.4 billion for NASA earth science to fund critical satellite missions, funding that merits approval, Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) said. […]
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Business/Financial
Boeing Hands NASA Proposal For Ares V Heavy Lifter Component
The Boeing Co. [BA] gave NASA a proposal for design support of a component in the planned Ares V heavy lifter rocket, the company announced yesterday. Ares V will boost to […]