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DEFENSE WATCH

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, April 16th, 2012

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The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Hill Happenings. Congress will return to Washington this week, after a two-week recess, and hold a series of defense hearings. Highlights include a HASC Oversight and Investigations hearing Wednesday on the Navy’s 30-year shipbuilding plan and a SASC Seapower panel gathering Thursday on shipbuilding programs. Additional hearings by the HASC on members’ priorities for the FY ’13 defense authorization bill, nuclear forces, and Syria are planned, as are hearings…

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