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Senate Panel Authorizing NASA Will Get New Leaders In 2009

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Monday, November 10th, 2008

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Full House Authorization Committee Overseeing NASA Has Stable Leadership, But Major Shakeup Hits Subcommittee NASA Faces New Top Appropriators In Both Senate, House Next Year In the wake of elections last week, potential changes in the committees that oversee authorizations and appropriations for NASA are incredibly complex, but fascinating and important. In the upper chamber, Sen. Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii), chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, didn't have to stand for reelection, and thus could continue as…

HASC Looks To Restrict USV Deliveries Without Navy CONOPS And Strategy

The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal year 2027 defense policy draft bill aims to restrict the Navy’s use of unmanned surface vessels (USV) until it decides on key factors […]

Congress

Gaps In Army’s Tactical Counter-Drone Capabilities Remain Concern Of HASC

A draft defense policy bill released this week says the Army is fielding counter-drone capabilities for defense of fixed sites and maneuver forces but suggests that troops at the lowest […]

Army

HASC Wants Closer Look At Army’s SBMC Program, Cites Avoiding Past IVAS Missteps

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) wants a closer look at the Army’s Soldier Borne Mission Command (SBMC) effort, citing support for the development program while expressing caution to avoid […]

HASC Bill Funds Second Destroyer, Adds Several Multi-Ship Procurements, Puts Limits On Battleship

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) chairman’s mark of the fiscal year 2027 defense authorization act, released May 26, largely approved the Navy’s shipbuilding request, but it added funds to […]