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Missile Defense Proponents Fail To Defeat Obama Budget Cuts In House Panel Measure, But House Floor, Senate, Present Opportunities

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Monday, June 22nd, 2009

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President Obama's plan to slash or eliminate some missile defense programs survived handily in the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), but missile defense proponents are expected to launch a new offensive against authorization cuts on the House floor. Further, an opening for missile defense advocates also will appear this week, as the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) meets to write its version of the defense authorization bill for the upcoming fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2010. Generally, for the past…

Army

Lawmakers Request DoD Briefing On Army’s Planned Cuts To Aviation Procurement

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Congress

CENTCOM Looking To Lessons Learned From Use Of LUCAS Drones

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Army

Hegseth Says DoD Open To Reviewing Army’s Planned Cuts To Legacy Helicopter Procurement

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Congress

Appropriators Press For Details On Iran War Costs; DoD’s $29B Estimate Doesn’t Include Base Damage

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