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Air Force

Pentagon Reports To Congress On Major Programs

Defense Daily Staff

Tuesday, May 28th, 2013

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Pentagon Reports To Congress On Major Programs

The Pentagon has submitted reports to Congress outlining cost changes to major acquisition programs while noting that it was the first time in recent history that no programs reached a cost increase threshold that could trigger a forced restructuring. The Pentagon provided “Select Acquisition Reports” for 78 programs, saying that overall there was a nearly $40 billion, or 2.4 percent, combined increase across all of the programs, attributing most of that growth to increased quantities of planned unit buys, higher…

Congress

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

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Congress

Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

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Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

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Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]