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Operationally responsive space satellite burns in atmosphere
The satellite, TacSat-3, was a part of an effort by the Air Force to create an "operationally responsive space" program, under which short-lived satellites are relatively quickly launched into space to meet an near-term need.
The Air Force will audit with the systems it has rather than the ERPs it wants
The Air Force will have to meet an accelerated goal for audit readiness by the end of calendar year 2014 with the legacy systems it has in place rather than the massive enterprise resource planning systems it's been developing, acknowledged Jamie Morin, Air Force comptroller.
DoD seeks broader authority for counterterrorism
The Defense Department wants broader legislative authority and multiyear funding for special operations to combat unconventional threats where terrorism and organized crime are intertwined, Michael
Counterfeit milspec electronics easily bought online
Government Accountability Office investigators found it easy to purchase counterfeit milspec parts via private sector Internet buying websites, the GAO says in a Feb. 21 report released March 26. At
CYBERCOM lead touts partnership with DHS
The nation's current cyber strategy is not stovepiped, it's integrated and it's effective, said Gen. Keith Alexander, commander of U.S. Cyber Command and director of the National Security Agency,
How NNSA is coping with its limited budget
A 5-year deferral of the Chemistry and Metallurgy Research facility replacement for Los Alamos National Laboratory's aging CMR won't affect the nation's ability to secure its nuclear stockpile,
Senate strikes down amendment removing military detention of terrorism suspects
The Senate rejected Nov. 30 an attempt to strip the fiscal 2012 defense authorization bill ( S. 1867 ) of language that would require the military detention of suspected terrorists captured within the
Senate approves anti-counterfeiting defense authorization act amendment
Senators approved Nov. 29 by unanimous consent an amendment to the Senate's version of the fiscal 2012 defense authorization bill ( S. 1867 ) that would require contractors to actively monitor for
SASC, White House clash over military detention of terrorist suspects
Military powers of detention over terrorism suspects is the subject of a full-blown disagreement between the White House and the Senate Armed Services Committee. The committee on Nov. 15 approved a
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.
