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SecNav Nominee Pledges Acquisition Fixes, Faces Scrutiny From Martinez

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Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

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By Emelie Rutherford Raymond Mabus--the Navy secretary nominee who told lawmakers yesterday he is ready to tackle acquisition reform--may face at least a temporary delay in his confirmation because of the battle over where to homeport an aircraft carrier. After Mabus' Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) confirmation hearing, Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.) said he was not satisfied with the nominee's answers to his questions on the Pentagon review of a recent Navy decision to homeport a nuclear carrier in Mayport,…

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Senate Defense Appropriators See ‘Risk’ With Army’s Reconciliation Plan To Fund Munitions Increase

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Army Relooking At Its ‘Whole Aviation Transformation’ Plan, Acting Chief Tells Lawmakers

The Army is relooking at its “whole aviation transformation initiative,” the service’s acting chief of staff told lawmakers on Tuesday, to include its approach for future procurement of “enduring” platforms. […]