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Homeland Security

U.S. Preeminence In Space Slips Away. As China, India, Russia Accelerate Their Space Programs: House Panel

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Monday, October 13th, 2008

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Report Urges Revamping Defense, Intelligence Space Acquisition, Assails Sole-Source Contracts Better Relations Needed Between Military-Intelligence Agencies And Commercial Satellite Data Firms "The United States is losing its preeminence in space," a report to Congress warned, while adding that procurement policymakers might do well to shift away from awarding military space contracts on a sole-source basis. Pentagon and national intelligence acquisition officials "should examine the possible overuse of sole source contracting and its impact on the industrial base," according to the…

Navy Leaders Downplay Looking At Foreign Navy Shipbuilding Amid Lawmaker Objections

The Navy’s top leaders this week seemed to downplay and back down on the service potentially using foreign shipyards to build U.S. Navy ships or buying foreign designed warships overseas […]

Army

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

The Senate’s top defense appropriators cited concern this week with the Army’s request to fund the majority of its large increase to munitions procurement in fiscal year 2027 through the […]

Army

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. […]

Army

Lawmakers Request DoD Briefing On Army’s Planned Cuts To Aviation Procurement

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers has sent a letter asking the Pentagon for a briefing on the potential industrial base impacts as a result of the Army’s planned cuts […]