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LaPlante To Be Air Force’s Top Acquisition Official, Donley Says

Wednesday, April 24th, 2013

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William LaPlante will be the Air Force’s next principal deputy assistant secretary for acquisition, service Secretary Michael Donley said yesterday. LaPlante is currently the missile defense portfolio director for the Mitre Corp. within the organization’s Defense Department-sponsored National Security Engineering Center. In this role, LaPlante leads the Mitre technical team, providing analytic and system engineering expertise across the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) ballistic missile defense system portfolio. LaPlante was previously the department head for global engagement at the Johns Hopkins…

Army

Army Secretary Says “We Need To Over-Invest in FLRAA To Get It Online As Quickly As Possible”

Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Appropriations Committee’s defense panel (HAC-D), said on Thursday that the Army’s budget plan beginning in fiscal 2027 has more than $2 billion […]

Congress

Pentagon Fiscal 2027 Budget To Address Cannibalization Of Parts For F-35, Legislator Says

The Pentagon’s upcoming fiscal 2027 budget request will help reduce the cannibalization of parts for the F-35 fighter by Lockheed Martin [LMT], the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s […]

Budget

Trump’s $1.15 Trillion Request For DoD Is The ‘New Normal,” HASC Chairman Says

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—The Trump administration’s nearly $1.2 trillion baseline defense budget request for fiscal year 2027 will be adopted and will be the foundation for the “new normal” going forward, […]

Congress

Trump Wants Second Reconciliation Bill On His Desk By June 1

President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Congress to pass and send a second reconciliation bill to his desk by June 1. The deadline follows congressional Republicans’ backing a pursuit […]