Congress
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CongressPresident Bush Signs Long-Delayed GWOT Supplemental Spending Bill Into Law
By Emelie Rutherford President Bush signed yesterday a long-delayed supplement spending bill covering $161.8 billion in war operations for fiscal year 2008 and part of FY ’09–well into the next […]
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CongressGAO Sees Some Progress In DHS SBI Spend Plans
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is doing a better job justifying some of its expenditures under the Secure Border Initiative (SBI) but its spending plan is still lacking in […]
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Business/FinancialLaunches
Lunar Craft Undergoes Checkout Prior To Mission A NASA spacecraft that will hit the moon has entered its final checkout phase, the space agency announced. The Lunar Crater Observation and […]
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Business/FinancialSenate Committee Approves $20.21 Billion NASA Authorization For Fiscal 2009 Including $1 Billion Extra To Hasten Orion-Ares
Measure Reaffirms Vision Of Manned Exploration Of Moon, Mars; Study Ordered On Extending Shuttle Flights From 2010 To 2015; Added Shuttle Mission Provided For Flying AMS To Space Station Commercial […]
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CongressHouse Appropriator Urges Continuing Resolution That Would Freeze NASA Funding For Half A Year
Congress should counter veto threats from a stingy President Bush by passing a continuing budget resolution freezing NASA funding for half a year, and then pass a budget with spending […]
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CongressSenate Panel Wants Accelerated Purchase of Checkpoint Screening Technologies
By Calvin Biesecker The Senate Appropriations Committee last week approved a spending bill for Homeland Security that adds $72.3 million to the budget request for aviation checkpoint security, an amount […]
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CongressFollowing Hearing, Stackley Poised To Become New Navy Acquisition Executive
By Emelie Rutherford Sean Stackley, a retired Navy officer and congressional staff member, appears poised to be confirmed for a short stint as Navy acquisition chief following a friction-free confirmation […]
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CongressAdjustments In Supp War-Funding Bill Up For Final Senate Passage May Spur DoD Reprogrammings
By Emelie Rutherford The supplemental war-spending bill the Senate was expected to potentially cast a final vote on last night includes less funding for cargo aircraft and vehicles than the […]
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ArmyFCS Needs No New Funds To Accelerate, Officials Say
By Ann Roosevelt No new funds will be requested to accelerate the Army’s approximately $160 billion Future Combat System (FCS), service leaders said yesterday while detailing plans to accelerate the […]
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CongressHouse Appropriators Approve $39.9 Billion Homeland Security Bill
By Calvin Biesecker The House Appropriations Committee as expected on Tuesday approved by voice vote a $39.9 billion proposed budget for the Department of Homeland Security in FY ’09. The […]