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SASC authorizes $21 billion in new fiscal 2012 cuts

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee voted unanimously Nov. 15 to approve a new fiscal 2012 defense authorization bill that would include another $21 billion in cuts from the request.

JTRS GMR-successor radio may include SINCGARS

The replacement radio for the Army's now canceled Joint Tactical Radio System ground mobile radio may or may not include the SINCGARS legacy waveform, said Army Brig. Gen. Michael Williamson, the

DoD cancels JTRS GMR--long live JTRS GMR

UPDATE Oct. 19, 2011: Military officials say the JTRS GMR sucessor radio may include the legacy SINCGARS waveform. The Army won't make a planned buy of Joint Tactical Radio System ground mobile

Technology programs cut in House Appropriations Committee Defense bill

Base Defense Department spending in the coming fiscal year would be $8.9 billion less than the amount President Barack Obama requested in February if the House Appropriations Committee gets its way.

Army readying for smartphones

Results from a slew of smartphone pilot projects could spur the Army to routinely utilize the commercial devices in operations and in training, said Lt. Gen. Michael Vane, head of the Army

DoD wants increased base funding amount in fiscal 2012

The Defense Department's $670.9 billion budget request for fiscal 2012 is less than the Pentagon has requested in the past, but the decrease is mostly due to a sharp decrease in funding for overseas

The nothing burger report on DoD's networked communications capability gap

When unveiling his efficiency effort earlier this year, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said a reduction in the number of oversight reports would be one of many ways to find the $100 billion he wants