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Congress

House Coast Guard Bill Targets LSIs, Boosts Icebreaker Funding

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Monday, October 26th, 2009

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By Emelie Rutherford The House took another stab at legally limiting the Coast Guard's use of so-called lead-system integrators (LSIs) last Friday when it passed an authorization bill for the maritime service. Though similar legislation is currently pending in the Senate, Congress has not passed an authorization bill for the Coast Guard since 2006. Since then, the service decided to phase out Integrated Coast Guard Systems (ICGS)--a partnership between Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Lockheed Martin [LMT]--as lead systems integrator of…

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 […]

Congress

CENTCOM Looking To Lessons Learned From Use Of LUCAS Drones

U.S Central Command (CENTCOM) is looking to lessons learned from its use of Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) drones by Phoenix-based SpektreWorks, according to CENTCOM head Adm. Brad Cooper. […]

Army

Hegseth Says DoD Open To Reviewing Army’s Planned Cuts To Legacy Helicopter Procurement

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has told lawmakers the Pentagon is open to reviewing the Army’s planned procurement cuts to its legacy manned aviation fleet. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), ranking member […]

Congress

Appropriators Press For Details On Iran War Costs; DoD’s $29B Estimate Doesn’t Include Base Damage

The Pentagon estimates the U.S.’ ongoing conflict with Iran has now cost at least $29 billion, while a lead official noted the updated figure does not factor in damage to […]