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Budget

GAO Finds MDA Space System Canceled, Other Options Under Study

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, July 29th, 2013

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GAO Finds MDA Space System Canceled, Other Options Under Study

Looking into why the Defense Department didn't provide an evaluation of alternatives with other documents concerning the Missile Defense Agency’s Precision Tracking Space System (PTSS) the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found DoD proposed canceling the program in November--before the law mandating the analysis was signed into law. PTSS Image: Missile Defense Agency PTSS was to be a satellite system equipped with infrared sensors that track ballistic missiles through the heat they throw off. The planned satellite system included a…

Congress

Kaine On Iranian Girls School Strike: “You Can Be Sure We’re Gonna Get The Answer To That One”

Sen. Timothy Kaine (D-Va.), the ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) seapower panel, pledged on Tuesday that the Senate will get to the bottom of what happened […]

Congress

‘Right To Repair’ Reform In SASC’s FY ‘27 NDAA Sets “Government-Purpose Rights’ As Default

The “Right to Repair” provision secured in the Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the next defense policy bill would establish “government-purpose rights” as a default, requiring defense contractors […]

Advanced / Transformational Technology

Pentagon May Make ‘Tradeoffs’ For Low-Cost Autonomous Tech Without Reconciliation Funds, CTO Says

The Pentagon’s chief technology officer has said the department may need to make “tradeoffs” on certain capability priorities if Congress doesn’t pass a reconciliation with $350 billion in requested defense […]

Congress

SASC’s FY ‘27 NDAA Sticks With Army’s Plan For Legacy Aviation Procurement Cuts

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the next defense policy sticks to the Army’s proposed plan to cut procurement of its legacy aviation fleet, and does not authorize […]