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Air Force

GPS III ‘Not Even Close’ To Nunn-McCurdy Breach, Air Force Space Chief Says

Friday, March 23rd, 2012

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Production of the Air Force’s first two GPS III satellite system is “not even close” to a Nunn-McCurdy Act cost breach despite Government Accountability Office testimony that the program has increased 18 percent more than originally estimated, according to the service’s space chief. Air Force Space Command chief Gen. William Shelton said yesterday during a Defense Writers Group breakfast in Washington that despite testimony that the program is three percent above the “significant” 15 percent cost threshold that requires congressional…

Congress

U.S. Fighter Fleet Will Expand By 2040 But More Stealth Aircraft Will Mean Less Availability, CBO Says

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Congress

White House Details ‘Concerns’ With Shipbuilding, Spaced-Based Interceptor Oversight In House’s NDAA

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Congress

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Congress

Senate Appropriators Press On Supplemental’s Requests Beyond Iran Scope, Hegseth Urges Full Funding

Senate appropriators have pressed Pentagon leadership on the decision to include funds in the Iran war supplemental request for items beyond the current military operation, while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth […]