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Obama And McCain Target Government Contracting During Fiscal Crunch

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Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

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By Emelie Rutherford Presidential candidates Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama are proposing contracting reforms as cost savers in the wake of the U.S. credit crisis, with McCain last Friday calling for an end to cost-plus Pentagon contracts days after Obama pledged to cut federal spending on contractors by 10 percent. Campaign observers said that in the defense realm, the contracting changes floated by either or McCain (R-Ariz.) or Obama (D-Ill.) may prevail, considering the similarities between the opponents' proposals and…

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Kaine On Iranian Girls School Strike: “You Can Be Sure We’re Gonna Get The Answer To That One”

Sen. Timothy Kaine (D-Va.), the ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) seapower panel, pledged on Tuesday that the Senate will get to the bottom of what happened […]

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‘Right To Repair’ Reform In SASC’s FY ‘27 NDAA Sets “Government-Purpose Rights’ As Default

The “Right to Repair” provision secured in the Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the next defense policy bill would establish “government-purpose rights” as a default, requiring defense contractors […]

Advanced / Transformational Technology

Pentagon May Make ‘Tradeoffs’ For Low-Cost Autonomous Tech Without Reconciliation Funds, CTO Says

The Pentagon’s chief technology officer has said the department may need to make “tradeoffs” on certain capability priorities if Congress doesn’t pass a reconciliation with $350 billion in requested defense […]

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SASC’s FY ‘27 NDAA Sticks With Army’s Plan For Legacy Aviation Procurement Cuts

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the next defense policy sticks to the Army’s proposed plan to cut procurement of its legacy aviation fleet, and does not authorize […]