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Coast Guard Pick Prodded On Deepwater, HS Oversight

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Friday, March 19th, 2010

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By Emelie Rutherford Senators told the Coast Guard commandant nominee yesterday that if confirmed he must continue righting the Deepwater acquisition program and addressing homeland-security demands. Vice Adm. Robert Papp, President Barack Obama's pick to succeed Adm. Thad Allen as head of the Coast Guard, during his confirmation hearing lamented that "after eight years of unprecedented budget growth, the Coast Guard, unfortunately, is still plagued with much the same obsolete equipment" from years' past. Citing the Coast Guard's increased mission…

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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 […]

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Senate’s CR Has Ship Construction Exemption, Forgoes White House’s Battleship, Munitions Requests

The Senate on Sunday released a bipartisan stopgap funding proposal to keep the government open through December 11, which would also secure additional funds to support ongoing shipbuilding efforts and […]

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U.S. Fighter Fleet Will Expand By 2040 But More Stealth Aircraft Will Mean Less Availability, CBO Says

The number of fighter aircraft in the U.S. military inventory will decline over the next few years before expanding to a greater number than currently, but their availability for operational […]

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White House Details ‘Concerns’ With Shipbuilding, Spaced-Based Interceptor Oversight In House’s NDAA

The White House has detailed “a number of concerns” with the newly-passed House version of the next defense policy bill, to include the legislation’s limits on procuring Navy ships built […]