Congress
-
CongressSenate Appropriations Subcommittee Members Announced; Inouye Chairs Full Committee, Defense Subcommittee
Mikulski Continues To Chair NASA Oversight Subcommittee Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) will continue to chair the Senate Appropriations Committee commerce, justice, science and related agencies subcommittee for the next […]
-
Business/FinancialTaylor Wants To Open Competition For Littoral Ship Contracts
By Emelie Rutherford The head of a naval panel in Congress is calling on the Navy to open competition for the rocky Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program beyond the two […]
-
Congress
Obama Nominates Florida’s Emergency Chief To Head FEMA
By Calvin Biesecker President Obama yesterday said he will nominate Florida’s Emergency Management Chief Craig Fugate as the new administrator for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) within the Department […]
Tagged in: -
Congress
New Acquisition Reform Bill Scrutinized
By Emelie Rutherford Defense experts offered input yesterday on an extensive defense-acquisition-reform bill, suggesting additional ways to combat program cost breaches and generate independent cost estimates. Senate Armed Services Committee […]
-
Congress
Courtney: Defense Cuts Could Help Shipbuilding
By Emelie Rutherford Rep. Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) said in an interview last week that Navy shipbuilding could benefit from anticipated cuts to defense programs within the Pentagon’s lean defense budget. […]
-
Business/Financial
Obama Endorses Bush Plan For Half-Decade Gap Between Shuttles Retiring Next Year and Orion-Ares Spaceship System Manned Flights Beginning In 2015
NASA Fiscal 2010 Budget Provides $900 Million Increase Over Fiscal 2009 Base Level, New Obama Document States Space Agency Budget Plan Attracts Praise, But It Also Is Seen As Short […]
-
Business/Financial
Gates Says Pentagon Must Demand More Mature Technology In Missile Defense And Other Programs Before They Advance To Full Rate Production
The Department of Defense must ensure new technology is more mature before permitting programs such as missile defense systems to advance toward full-rate production, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said. […]
-
Business/Financial
Sen. Levin Doubtful About Need For Airborne Laser Missile Defense System
Levin Sees Opportunity For Developing European Missile Defense Jointly With Russia Senator: Iranian President Ahmadinejad May Not Be Deterred By U.S. Retaliation Threat From Launching Missile Attack Sen. Carl Levin […]
-
Business/Financial
Rep. Tauscher Suggests Slashing Ground-based Missile Defense, Others, In Letter To Pentagon Leader
The United States should cut funding for the Ground-based Missile Defense program that aims to take down long-range incoming enemy missiles, focusing instead of systems that counter short- and medium-range […]
-
Business/Financial
Missile Defense Agency Set To Increase Testing Of Ballistic Missile Defense Systems As Some Lawmakers Challenge Testing Adequacy
Republicans Assert Testing Issue A Pretext Democrats Use To Justify Slashing Funds For Missile Defense In Fiscal 2010 Budget Cuts That Harm Ground-based Missile Defense Program Would Weaken U.S. Defense […]