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Cuts To TSAT Impact Key Programs

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Thursday, February 28th, 2008

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By Jen DiMascio Lawmakers said yesterday they are concerned about the effects of a $4 billion cut to the Transformational Satellite program (TSAT) in the Pentagon's long term budget. "It's a move backwards," said Rep. Terry Everett (R-Ala.), the ranking member of the House Armed Services subcommittee on strategic forces, who added that the cut "cripples" the communications satellite program in the near term. During a House Armed Services Committee (HASC) hearing with senior Air Force officials, Everett asked about…

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