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Business/Financial

Griffin Contradicts Report That He Has Blocked Obama Team From Gaining Information About NASA

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Monday, December 15th, 2008

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Report: Griffin Confronts, Lambastes An Obama Transition Team Member, Resists Requests For Information NASA Administrator Mike Griffin flatly denied as untrue a report by the Orlando Sentinel that he blistered a member of President-elect Obama's NASA transition team, saying to her face that she isn't qualified to judge the manned space exploration program, while he also clamped tight controls on NASA staffers' contacts with the Obama team. The story was based on not-for-attribution comments of people who the paper said…

Congress

Baldwin Concerned With Army’s JLTV ‘Mismanagement,’ Seeks Support For Marines’ Procurement Plans

Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) has raised concerns with the “Army’s mismanagement” of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program, and is seeking assurance that the Marine Corps can be supported […]

Congress

SASC Cites Concern With Army’s sUAS Approach, Seeks Info On Plans To Scale Fielding

Senate defense authorizers are seeking more info from the Army on its plans for scaling and deploying small drone capabilities citing concern with the service’s current “fragmented and insufficient” approach. […]

SASC Bill Would Raise Amphib Requirement To 33 Ships

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Army

Army Plans To Initiate ISV-Heavy Competition Later This Year, Official Says

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