March 29, 2024

Obama Exempts Military Personnel Programs from Cuts

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The White House exempts military personnel programs from sequestration cuts, The Hill reports. House Armed Services Committee chairman Buck McKeon calls out Obama on sequestration in a Washington Post op-ed. Patch.com covers the anti-sequestration rally in Northern Virginia. Time says Lockheed needs to stop being dramatic about sequestration.

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AOL Defense, Defense Daily, and Flight Global write up their impressions of yesterday’s tour of Pax River’s unmanned systems programs. Wired writes about both the X-47B and the Fire Scout.

Sen. McCain fires back at Navy secretary in the ongoing battle over the Navy’s biofuels program, according to Aviation Week. Meanwhile, Senate leaders Reid and Boehner agree on a six-month continuing resolution to fund the government until Congress passes a budget, The Washington Post reports.

Navy Times reports that the latest veterans bill is on its way to Obama for signature, and Congress has, for the fourth time, rejected Pentagon calls to hike Tricare fees.

NAVAIR contracts: BAE Systems Information and Electronics gets $28 million for 985 Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) II WGU-59/B guidance sections; and Kay and Associates, Inc. gets $26.4 million more for F/A-18 contractor maintenance support services.

Washington Technology examines five myths about “Big Data.”

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