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Air Force

SASC Seeks LCS, Presidential Helo Oversight

Julie Samuel

Monday, June 17th, 2013

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The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) detailed on Friday the funding cuts and reforms it is seeking--to efforts including the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) and presidential helicopter--in the fiscal year 2014 defense authorization bill. The committee last Thursday approved the Pentagon policy legislation, which calls for nearly the same funding that President Barack Obama’s administration requested (Defense Daily, June 14). The bill would authorize a $526.6 billion base defense budget, which is $9 million less than the Pentagon sought, and…

Missile Defense

Guetlein On Golden Dome: ‘We Cannot Protect This Nation And Bankrupt It At The Same Time’

While there has been criticism among missile defense advocates of Golden Dome’s development pace after the signing of an executive order in January last year, Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein, […]

Missile Defense

Interview with Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus

Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), a co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus in Congress and a member of the House Armed Services Committee’s strategic forces panel, discusses the transformative defense investments […]

Space

Space Force PAE For Infrastructure Completing Move To Colorado Springs

U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) for infrastructure–a $4 billion contracting hub for SSC–is completing a move from Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif. to […]

Congress

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 […]