by Editorial Staff | Jul 12, 2013 | Airbus, Asia - Other, China, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, Forces - Naval, Germany, Helicopters & Rotary, Logistics, Policy - Doctrine, Think Tanks, USA
* US congressman John Barrow [D-GA, centrist voting track record] introduced a bill (H.R. 2613) to exempt civilian DoD staff from furloughs, in addition to military personnel already exempt since before the furloughs started. That bill does not look very likely to get...
by Editorial Staff | Jul 11, 2013 | Asia - Central, Britain/U.K., Budgets, China, Daily Rapid Fire, India, Logistics, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Ballistic, Nuclear Weapons, Official Reports, Scandals & Investigations, Submarines, USA
* US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel sent a letter [PDF] to the Senate Armed Services Committee’s leadership outlining the consequences of keeping sequestration in place next year, though the Pentagon has yet to produce anything granular enough to express more...
by Editorial Staff | Jul 10, 2013 | Asia - Central, Britain/U.K., Daily Rapid Fire, Fighters & Attack, Fuel & Power, Helicopters & Rotary, Legal, Logistics, Middle East - Other, Pre-RFP, Raytheon, Russia, USA
* US intelligence congressional committees are putting the brakes on the Administration’s plans to arm Syrian rebels, according to the Hill. * Buck McKeon [R-CA, HASC chairman] is opposed to a complete American withdrawal from Afghanistan. President Karzai...
by Editorial Staff | Jul 9, 2013 | Asia - Central, Budgets, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Germany, Japan, Logistics, Northrop-Grumman, Official Reports, Science - Basic Research, USA
* The Obama administration is considering with increased interest the option of leaving no American troops in Afghanistan after 2014, according to the New York Times. With presidential elections coming in Afghanistan next year, one has to wonder how a reportedly tense...
by Editorial Staff | Jul 8, 2013 | Asia - Central, Britain/U.K., Budgets, Canada, Daily Rapid Fire, India, IT - Cyber-Security, Official Reports, Policy - Doctrine, Policy - Procurement, USA
* The next round of intra-governmental negotiations on the US debt ceiling seems to be what defense analysts and lobbyists hope will help precipitate a reversal of sequestration. Don’t get your hopes up. * Former undersecretary of defense for policy Michèle...
