WASHINGTON — Congress is establishing increased oversight of the Missile Defense Agency’s plans for its homeland missile defense system — designed to protect against possible intercontinental ballistic missile threats from North Korea and Iran — through a handful of provisions in both the House and Senate passed versions of the […]
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WASHINGTON ― The Senate Armed Services Committee has set an open hearing July 30 for Anthony Tata, President Donald Trump’s embattled pick for the Pentagon’s top policy job ― but that won’t be the first time the committee gathers to hear from the nominee. Tata, a Fox News contributor, staunch […]
WASHINGTON — The Senate Armed Services Committee is officially calling for the closure of the Pentagon’s Chief Management Officer position, only four years after creating the job in order to help streamline reform efforts inside the department. The SASC’s version of the National Defense Authorization Act says the CMO office […]
The Senate Armed Services Committee is taking aim at the Navy’s premier aerial jamming platform that is meant to play a big role in future conflicts against technologically sophisticated adversaries. In the committee’s version of the National Defense Authorization Act, Congress is requiring a report be delivered in July 2021 […]
WASHINGTON — The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee is cranking up the heat on Ligado Networks with new legislation that would require the company to cover the costs of any Global Positioning System user — government or commercial — that is hurt by the company’s newly approved use […]
WASHINGTON — The Senate Armed Services Committee’s version of the National Defense Authorization Act recommends increasing funding for the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft and purchases additional drones, according to a summary report released Thursday. On the whole, the Senators seem to have focused more on programs from the Air Force […]
The Senate’s version of the National Defense Authorization Act contains language attempting to slow the rollout of Ligado network’s use of L-Band spectrum, which defense officials say will harm Global Positioning System capabilities. The bill language, revealed in a summary Thursday, “prohibits the use of DOD funds to comply with […]
Leadership of the House Armed Services Committee doesn’t seem impressed with the answers it has received from the Federal Communications Commission. Source link
A marathon hearing on Wednesday gave DoD officials a chance to lay out three key arguments against Ligado’s plan for L-Band, but the Senate may not be able to provide any relief. Source link