U.S. House Reps Seek Protection for DoD Budget
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Reps. Bill Young, R-Fla., and Pete Visclosky, D-Ind., have asked the Defense Department to rethink its plan to cut staff by 20 percent at top headquarters offices, saying contractors should be included in calculations, GovExec reports.
Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va., says a full 2014 defense appropriations likely will be the vehicle on which a government-wide spending measure will move through Congress next year. As soon as next week the House could approve a temporary government-wide continuing resolution that, if also adopted by the Senate, would keep the Pentagon and other federal agencies open through Dec. 15, Defense News reports.
Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Va., said in an interview taped for C-SPAN’s Newsmakers program that he will be part of an effort that would exempt the Defense Department from sequestration beginning with the 2014 budget, Navy Times says.
“We have faced unprecedented fiscal uncertainty this year and it looks like that may continue in the coming year,” says Pax River XO CAPT Heidi Fleming, reports The Enterprise.
Northrop Grumman is developing a laser missile jammer for F-35, Aviation Week reports.
Some critics of F-35 program have begun to reverse course, reports DOD Buzz.
UK holding firm on F-35 purchase plan, reports FlightGlobal. View Lockheed video of UK pilots’ F-35B sea trials here.
Raytheon is moving forward with DARPA’s Persistent Close Air Support (PCAS) program, whose software could enable ground troops to receive close air support sooner, DefenceTalk reports.
U.N. chemical weapons inspectors are expected to unveil their findings today, Sept. 16, following a reported Aug. 21 sarin gas attack, says U.S. News & World Report.
Congressmen blame Snowden leaks for slowing cybersecurity legislation, reports Federal Computer Week.
The future of personal drone navigation is here, NextGov says.
Wall Street Journal predicts more than 55 million job openings in next decade and lists fields likely to be well-represented. Among them are IT and technology jobs focusing on cyber security.
Time magazine reporter Mark Thompson retires his “Battleland” blog.
CONTRACT: Aviation Systems Engineering Co., Lexington Park, Md., is being awarded an $8,895,204 modification (P00008) to previously awarded contract (N00189-11-D-Z040) to exercise option two of this contract to extend the term of the contract for technical, analytical, administrative and material support services to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron One (VX1), in support of the test mission of commander, operational test and evaluation force. The contractor will be required to provide support services to test and analyze Navy aircraft. With the exercise of this option, the total contract value will be $23,138,286. Work will be performed at Patuxent River, and is expected to be completed by Oct. 5, 2014. This contract was competitively procured via Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, with two offers received in response to this solicitation. The NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center, Norfolk, Contracting Department, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity.
OPPORTUNITY: The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is seeking applications from college and university professors for its 2014 Summer Faculty Research and Sabbatical Leave programs, ONR officials announced last week. The Summer Faculty Research Program connects researchers from colleges and universities with scientists and engineers at DoN laboratories for 10 weeks during the summer. Over the years, this collaboration has led to numerous innovations and breakthroughs. The program — open to U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents who hold teaching or research appointments at U.S. colleges and universities — has three levels: Summer Faculty Fellow, Senior Summer Faculty Fellow and Distinguished Summer Faculty Fellow. Details are here.
