Congress
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CongressMcCain Drops Objection To Lynn Nomination, SASC Vote Expected
By Emelie Rutherford Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) received information he sought from William Lynn, the deputy defense secretary nominee and former Raytheon [RTN] lobbyist, and will no longer hold up […]
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Defense Adds Eyed For Senate Stimulus Bill
By Emelie Rutherford Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) is hoping to add funding for Pentagon weapon systems to the $888 billion economic-stimulus bill now before the Senate, legislation that also includes […]
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Levin: Acquisition Reform, Hill ‘Angst’ Over Defense Cuts Coming
By Emelie Rutherford The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) plans to jump "heavily" into Pentagon acquisition reform efforts early this year, and its chairman predicts attempts will be more successful […]
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Business/FinancialSpecial Gates Issue: Defense Secretary Sees New Opportunity To Gain Russian Assent For European Missile Defense
Russia May Agree To Share Missile Defense Radar Data With United States: Gates No Time To Lose, Because Iran Is Just Two To Three Years Away From Missiles Able To […]
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Gates Says Defense Spending Cuts Are Inevitable In Big-Ticket Programs
Defense spending cuts in big-ticket procurement programs are inevitable, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates warned. The Department of Defense can’t continue indefinitely the spending increases of recent years, and Pentagon […]
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Business/Financial
Levin Moving To Cut Missile Defense, Shipbuilding Procurement Programs
By Emelie Rutherford and Dave Ahearn The top Senate defense authorizer said missile defense programs are likely to see budget cuts in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2010. Sen. […]
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Business/Financial
U.S. Forces Repositioned To Counter Growing Chinese Military Might, Gates Says
American Moves Underway To Take On Growing Chinese Cyber Threat U.S. forces are being repositioned to counter burgeoning Chinese military power, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates told the Senate Armed […]
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Business/Financial
Russia Again Offering A Deal To Obama: Kill U.S.-European Missile Defense Plan, And Russia Won’t Deploy Iskander Missiles
Russians Think Obama Could Kill Planned European Missile Defense Without Seeming To Cave To Moscow Russia, testing the newly-inaugurated U.S. President Obama, has anew offered a deal: if the United […]
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Business/Financial
Defense Contractors Have Options To Lessen Sting Of Threatened Defense Spending Reductions
Defense contactors have several moves they can make to lessen the brutal impact of impending defense spending cuts, according to Loren Thompson, COO of the Lexington Institute, a think tank […]
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Transcript: Excerpts Of Secretary Of Defense Gates Speaking To Congress On Missile Defense; United States Is Countering Chinese Buildup
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates spoke as a witness before the Senate Armed Services Committee, and then before the House Armed Services Committee, touching on topics including missile defense. The […]