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CongressBush Issues Changes To Speed Exports Of Sensitive Technology
President Bush ordered changes in U.S. export controls that will accelerate the export of militarily sensitive technology and products. One earlier-announced change already has cut in half the number of […]
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CongressBush May Press European Ballistic Missile Defense Plan In State Of The Union Address
President Bush tonight will deliver his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, and he may use the televised event to press for construction of a […]
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CongressBush Appoints Special Envoy For MANPADS Threat Reduction
President Bush last week appointed Lincoln Bloomfield as the State Department’s Special Envoy for MANPADS (Man-Portable Air Defense System) Threat Reduction, giving him the lead role for the United States […]
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CongressWebb Calls For Growth In Maritime Forces
The United States needs to start a national debate about how the military should be shaped, especially as the nation begins to reduce its presence in Iraq, Sen. Jim Webb […]
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CongressDoE Nonproliferation Program Funding GNEP, Iraq Projects–GAO
Congressional auditors have found "serious" problems with an Energy Department nonproliferation program to redirect Soviet-era weapons scientists into commercial employment, saying DoE has overstated its accomplishments, paid salaries to Russian […]
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CongressWicker To Join Senate Armed Services Committee
By Jen DiMascio Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) will join the Senate Armed Services Committee, the Senate Minority Leader said yesterday. Wicker, appointed to the Senate to replace Sen. Trent Lott, […]
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CongressSkelton To Press Pentagon To Start Roles and Missions Review
By Jen DiMascio After the president signs the defense authorization bill into law, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) is prepared to send a letter urging the […]
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CongressSenate Poised To Pass Defense Authorization Bill
The Senate was expected to pass the defense authorization bill as early as last night, said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), who called the legislation a priority as the […]
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Business/FinancialDefense Watch
The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Undecided. House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) told reporters last week that the vacancy on the House Appropriations Committee […]
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CongressPentagon Expected To Submit Budget Without War Funding Request
The Defense Department is not expected to honor Congress’ request to deliver a supplemental budget request for fiscal year 2009 when it submits its overall budget Feb. 4, according to […]