March 28, 2024

Defense Bill Becomes Law

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Obama signs the sequestration delay bill, Defense News reports. And he signs the Defense Authorization Act as well, according to The Hill.

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With the passage of a new tax bill, Forbes says the threat of sequestration to the defense industry has begun to recede. Government Executive says the legislation has only deepened uncertainty. Federal News Radio takes a look at what Congress actually did with the numbers. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta releases a statement saying he hopes the bill will buy time for a permanent solution. The Pentagon puts furlough notices on hold, CNN reports. The sequestration delay could also delay the rollout of the new defense budget (paywall), Inside Defense warns.

A Hollywood man finds a WWI-era mine on the shore of Cuckhold Creek, The Enterprise reports.

J. Michael Gilmore, the Pentagon’s Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, issues a memo saying he wants to be in the loop (PDF) on all exceptions to test plans.

Congress refuses to lift the requirement for fixed price contracts (paywall) for rapid acquisitions, Inside Defense reports.

Aviation Week says commercial aerospace spending will be up in 2013; defense will be down.

BAE gets $24 million more form NAVAIR to procure Common (Identification Friend or Foe) Digital Transponder (CXP) hardware for the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, and the governments of Saudi Arabia, Australia, the Netherlands, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), including transponders, mounts, modification kits, Remote Control Unit modes.

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