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Space

Griffin To Take Faculty Job With University of Alabama at Huntsville

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Monday, April 20th, 2009

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Former NASA Administrator Mike Griffin will take a faculty post with the University of Alabama at Huntsville, according to news reports. Huntsville is a major rocket and space area, including the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, the Army Redstone Arsenal, and a huge number of major and supporting contractors in brand-new industrial parks. Huntsville also is a cultural area, with multiple universities and colleges and three classical music radio stations. Griffin will be paid $350,000 a year, according to the…

Congress

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill that includes $60 billion for defense, a figure slightly below the Trump administration’s request to cover Iran war […]

Congress

Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a vote to advance consideration of the chamber’s $1.14 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization (NDAA). The procedural vote was 46-50, failing to reach […]

Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) raised concerns at a hearing on Tuesday about the majority of funds in the $153 billion first reconciliation bill being unobligated thus […]

Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]