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Pentagon Officials Tell Congress FMS Process is ‘Burdened, Not Broken’

Valerie Insinna

Monday, May 23rd, 2016

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Pentagon Officials Tell Congress FMS Process is ‘Burdened, Not Broken’

Defense Department officials on May 17 pushed back on industry claims that the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) process is moving too slowly, necessitating major reforms.The FMS process as a whole is being criticized on the merits of a few high-profile cases concerning expensive, well-known platforms, said Vice Adm. Joseph Rixey, director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA).Rixey called the system “burdened, but not broken,” pointing to the fact that in fiscal year 2015, the government implemented more than 1,700…

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Wisconsin GOP Lawmakers Urge Trump Admin Support For Marines’ JLTV Second Supplier Effort

Wisconsin’s GOP congressional delegation is urging the Trump administration to support legislative language enabling the Marine Corps to potentially bring in a second Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) supplier. The […]

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Senate’s CR Has Ship Construction Exemption, Forgoes White House’s Battleship, Munitions Requests

The Senate on Sunday released a bipartisan stopgap funding proposal to keep the government open through December 11, which would also secure additional funds to support ongoing shipbuilding efforts and […]

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U.S. Fighter Fleet Will Expand By 2040 But More Stealth Aircraft Will Mean Less Availability, CBO Says

The number of fighter aircraft in the U.S. military inventory will decline over the next few years before expanding to a greater number than currently, but their availability for operational […]

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White House Details ‘Concerns’ With Shipbuilding, Spaced-Based Interceptor Oversight In House’s NDAA

The White House has detailed “a number of concerns” with the newly-passed House version of the next defense policy bill, to include the legislation’s limits on procuring Navy ships built […]