:

Business/Financial

Coast Guard Sees ICGS Phasing Out of Deepwater

DDN

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

SHARE:

By Calvin Biesecker As the Coast Guard continues to assume a greater systems integration role over its Deepwater modernization program, the contractor originally hired for the lead systems integration job will eventually probably have nothing to do with the program, service acquisition officials said yesterday. Two years ago about two-thirds of the Coast Guard's Deepwater budget went to Integrated Coast Guard Systems (ICGS) and that figure is down to about one-third now, Rear Adm. Ronald Rabago, director of acquisition programs…

Congress

Key Defense Committee Members Face Tight Midterm Races, Including HASC GOP’ers In Virginia

As the mid-term elections near with polls showing an increasing likelihood of a switch in majority control in the House and potentially the Senate, three Virginia Republicans on the House […]

‘Theoretical Potential’ to Achieve 1,509 Combat-Coded Fighters by 2035, USAF Says

In the latest U.S. Air Force fighter force structure report submitted to Congress, the service speaks of a “theoretical potential” to achieve a goal of 1,509 combat-coded fighters in the […]

Budget

Hegseth Pushes For Reconciliation With At Least $350 Billion For Defense ‘Regardless’ Of Midterms Outcome

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday the Trump administration plans to continue its push for at least $350 billion in defense funds via the reconciliation process “regardless of what happens […]

Congress

Bipartisan Push in Senate to Hasten Export of 155 mm, GMLRS, HIMARS for Ukraine

A small, bipartisan group of senators is backing the Fast Tracking European Investment in Ukraine’s Defense Act, S. 5175, to hasten the export of allied buys of U.S. munitions for […]