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Cyber

Navy Needs To See If ’80s Era Acquisition Legislation And Policies Are Still Valid, CNO Says

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Thursday, April 30th, 2009

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By Geoff Fein CHARLESTON, S.C.--It might be time for the Navy to reexamine decades old acquisition legislation and policies to see if they continue to be valid today, the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) said. Additionally, top Navy and Marine Corps brass will look at the amphibious fleet force structure. In the past few years, the Navy's acquisition efforts have undergone several changes, from reinstating a three-star billet, to introducing a new gate review process, led by then-Navy Secretary Donald…

Congress

Key Defense Committee Members Face Tight Midterm Races, Including HASC GOP’ers In Virginia

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‘Theoretical Potential’ to Achieve 1,509 Combat-Coded Fighters by 2035, USAF Says

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Budget

Hegseth Pushes For Reconciliation With At Least $350 Billion For Defense ‘Regardless’ Of Midterms Outcome

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Congress

Bipartisan Push in Senate to Hasten Export of 155 mm, GMLRS, HIMARS for Ukraine

A small, bipartisan group of senators is backing the Fast Tracking European Investment in Ukraine’s Defense Act, S. 5175, to hasten the export of allied buys of U.S. munitions for […]