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Congress

House Science Panel Dems Ask GAO To Review DoE’s Management of Isotope Program

Defense Daily Staff

Friday, June 3rd, 2011

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In the wake of a government report that says the Department of Energy (DoE) has weak management oversight of supply shortages of a critical gas used in radiation detection systems and other applications, two Democrats on the House Science Committee have asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to take a wider look at DoE’s Isotope Program to avoid future mismatches between supply and demand. “The Department of Energy was in charge of managing the supply of Helium-3, and apparently did…

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 […]