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Air Force

SpaceX Accuses Aerojet Rocketdyne Of ‘Revolving Door’ Arrangement

Pat Host

Friday, May 23rd, 2014

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SpaceX Accuses Aerojet Rocketdyne Of ‘Revolving Door’ Arrangement

A Falcon 9 launch in January 2014. Photo: SpaceX.

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) May 19 accused the rocket engine provider Aerojet Rocketdyne of a "revolving door" arrangement in which a former Air Force procurement official awarded national security launch provider United Launch Alliance (ULA) the "block buy" of launch cores before accepting a position with ULA-supplier Aerojet Rocketdyne. In its amended complaint in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims in case versus the Air Force, SpaceX cites a report from the National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC) that…

Congress

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

House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill that includes $60 billion for defense, a figure slightly below the Trump administration’s request to cover Iran war […]

Congress

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

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a vote to advance consideration of the chamber’s $1.14 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization (NDAA). The procedural vote was 46-50, failing to reach […]

Congress

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

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) raised concerns at a hearing on Tuesday about the majority of funds in the $153 billion first reconciliation bill being unobligated thus […]

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 […]