On the same July day that Lockheed Martin Corp. chief executive Robert J. Stevens warned the House Armed Services Committee about the dangers of imminent across-the-board cuts in the Pentagon…
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Sequester’s Bite Delayed By Money in the Pipeline
September 17, 2012 • In the News • Original: CQ Weekly
U.S. Leads Biggest Gulf Mine Exercise in Signal to Iran
September 16, 2012 • In the News • Original: Bloomberg
The U.S. and 29 other nations have begun the biggest mine-clearing exercise in the Persian Gulf region, a show of force as tensions escalate over a threatened Israeli attack on…
Sequestration Might Be Manageable, Experts Say
September 16, 2012 • In the News • Original: Defense News
That is how Pentagon officials, lawmakers and industry executives have described $500 billion in automatic military budget cuts set to kick in Jan. 2 unless Congress comes up with a…
Panetta Heads to China as Territorial Disputes Simmer
September 13, 2012 • In the News • Original: Voice of America
Defense analyst Andrew Krepinevich, at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments in Washington, says China’s rapid development of its military arsenal raises concerns about possible Chinese expansionism. “China was…
Congress Nears Stop-Gap Spending Measure
September 12, 2012 • In the News • Original: Marketplace Radio
Congress is supposed to pass spending bills for all federal agencies, but lawmakers never did that this year. Stop-gap funding is especially hard for agencies that have to plan way…