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NASA Inspector General Cobb Resigns; Rockefeller, Gordon, Miller All Welcome His Long-Sought Departure

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Monday, April 6th, 2009

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Robert W. Cobb, the long-embattled NASA inspector general, resigned under pressure from several Senate and House lawmakers who earlier had slammed his performance in office and requested that he be fired. Cobb for years has been assailed for lax performance in ferreting out problems at NASA, for cozy relations with former NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe, and for browbeating NASA employees. (Please see Space & Missile Defense Report, March 12, 2007; April 9, 2007; May 28, 2007; June 11, 2007 and…

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HASC Bill Would Allow Air Force To Buy More Than 267 F-15EXs

The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal 2027 defense authorization bill would allow the Air Force to buy more than 267 F-15EX fighters by Boeing [BA] and would extend the […]

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Defense Bill Tries To Block Foreign Shipbuilding, Adds $1 Billion For Second DDG

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Replacement Munitions May Not Be One-for-One; May Include New Weapons Chemistries, Wittman Says

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HASC Approves $1.15 Trillion FY ‘27 NDAA With ‘Right To Repair’ Reform

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