GAO Weighs in on the State of Federal Contracting

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Newsletter March 13, 2017

March 10, 2017 By Charles S. Clark Contractors working with major federal agencies delivered $438 billion in products and services in fiscal 201...

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Trump budget expected to seek historic contraction of federal workforce

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Legislation, Newsletter March 13, 2017

March 12, 2017 By: Damian Paletta President Trump’s budget proposal this week would shake the federal government to its core if enacted, culling...

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QinetiQ wins USAF contract for airborne WiPPR technology

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation March 9, 2017 0 comment

QinetiQ North America (QNA) has secured a contract to supply its wind profiling portable radar (WiPPR) technology to the US Air Force Life Cycle Manag...

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More Powerful Helicopter Engines Among Army’s Top Priorities

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation March 9, 2017 0 comment

U.S. Army leaders recently told lawmakers that the plan to equip Black Hawks and Apaches with the Improved Turbine Engine Program, or ITEP, remains in...

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US House passes 2017 defense appropriations to uncertain prospects in Senate

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Legislation, Newsletter, Robins AFB March 9, 2017

March 8, 2017 By: Joe Gould WASHINGTON — The U.S. House voted 371-48 to pass an overdue $578 billion defense spending bill for fiscal 2017 on Wedn...

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2018 Budget Battle Between Defense, Budget Hawks Begins; Nukes Top Priority

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation March 9, 2017 0 comment

CAPITOL HILL: The Republican chairman of the House Armed Services Committee thinks President Trump’s 2018 spending plan is dead on arrival and h...

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Trump ignites hopes around Georgia military bases

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Legislation, Newsletter, Robins AFB March 7, 2017

March 06, 2017 By Craig Schneider and Tamar Hallerman President Donald Trump’s plan to boost defense spending by $54 billion has lit a fuse of o...

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DoD civilians could see an extra pay boost, thanks to Trump’s hiring freeze

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Newsletter, Robins AFB March 6, 2017

March 3, 2017 By: Leo Shane III WASHINGTON — Defense Department civilian employees could see a another pay boost later this year, thanks to Pres...

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National security adviser to make rare appearance before Senate Armed Services Committee

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Newsletter March 6, 2017

March 2, 2017 By: Joe Gould WASHINGTON — President Trump’s national security adviser, Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, will do something people in his...

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Georgia base advocates move bills, get attention

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Legislation, Newsletter, Robins AFB March 6, 2017

BY MAGGIE LEE ATLANTA — Just about a year ago, the Georgia House voted to start looking at how to make sure the state’s valuable military bases wil...

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Lawmakers propose strict new timelines for JSTARS

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Newsletter, Robins AFB March 3, 2017

House and Senate appropriators want to make sure the Air Force doesn't hold up replacing the aging fleet of Northrop Grumman-made battlefield surveill...

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Mac Thornberry says Trump military budget proposal falls short

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Newsletter March 3, 2017

Wednesday, March 1, 2017 By Seth McLaughlin The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee said Wednesday President Trump’s budget proposal ...

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House to vote on $578 billion defense appropriations for 2017

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Newsletter March 3, 2017

March 2, 2017 By: Joe Gould WASHINGTON – House appropriators introduced a $578 billion defense spending bill for fiscal 2017 on Thursday, and hope...

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Deals this week: Raytheon, L-3 Communications, MBDA

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation March 2, 2017 0 comment

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Hanscom Air Force Base has awarded a $1.1bn-worth contract to Raytheon to provide an A/N FPS-132 Block 5 e...

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Air Force conference kicks off; Trump’s defense budget; Q with Airbus’ U.S. boss, and more.

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation March 2, 2017 0 comment

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Mattis discusses budget with House Armed Services Committee in closed session

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Newsletter March 2, 2017

March 1, 2017 By JACQUELINE KLIMAS Defense Secretary Jim Mattis met with members of the House Armed Services Committee on Tuesday after the tran...

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McCain, Thornberry Decry Trump Pentagon Budget Boost

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation February 27, 2017 0 comment

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump is pledging “an historic increase in defense spending” of $54 billion to $603 billion for the fisc...

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Air Force Chief: Lack of Defense Budget More Dangerous Than Any Enemy

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation February 24, 2017 0 comment

The chief of staff of the Air Force on Thursday warned decision-makers that failing to pass a defense budget will damage his service like no foreign e...

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Deals this week: ELTA North America, Teradyne, Leonardo

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation February 23, 2017 0 comment

The US Air Force Life Cycle Management Center based at Hanscom Air Force Base has awarded a contract to ELTA North America Inc. for man-portable aeria...

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Smart Mines, A Smaller Army, & The Trump Buildup That Won’t Happen: Winnefeld

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation February 23, 2017 0 comment

SAN DIEGO: Trump’s promised defense budget boost probably won’t materialize, the former Vice-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs said today, so w...

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Georiga lawmakers look to better serve children of service members

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Newsletter February 17, 2017

Will Robinson, 4:25 p.m Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017  Atlanta Education News The Georgia House Education Committee approved two bills Thursday to better...

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Budget Woes May Force Navy to Shutter Two Carrier Air Wings

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation February 9, 2017 0 comment

  If the Pentagon must contend with a year-long continuing resolution that keeps funding levels flat — or if Congress can’t pass a su...

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Democrats name new House Armed Services Committee leadership posts

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Newsletter February 9, 2017

February 08, 2017 | By: Tony Bertuca Democrats on the House Armed Services Committee today named several new subcommittee ranking members. Rep....

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This week in Congress: Military readiness hearings preview budget fights

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Legislation February 7, 2017

By: Leo Shane III, February 6, 2017 WASHINGTON — Lawmakers will unofficially begin their annual defense budget work this week with a pair of hearings...

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Congress May Pass $18 Billion in More Defense Funds

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation February 6, 2017 0 comment

Early next month, Congress expects to receive a supplemental defense budget request from the White House that House Armed Services Committee Chairman ...

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Want to fill a DoD civilian job? Here’s how you get a waiver to Trump’s freeze

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Legislation, Newsletter February 3, 2017

By: Aaron Mehta, February 2, 2017 WASHINGTON — When U.S. President Donald Trump signed a Jan. 23 hiring freeze on civilian government jobs, it left...

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Deals this week: Boeing Aerospace, Environmental Tectonics, Gulfstream Aerospace

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation February 2, 2017 0 comment

The US Air Force Life Cycle Management Center has awarded a $983m contract to Boeing Aerospace to provide engineering support services for a number of...

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Jim Mattis begins to build Donald Trump’s bigger, deadlier military

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Legislation, Newsletter February 2, 2017

By: Andrew deGrandpre, February 1, 2017 Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has directed Pentagon budget planners to lay the groundwork for an ambitious r...

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Senator David Perdue Announces Senate Armed Services Subcommittee Assignments

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Newsletter January 31, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator David Perdue today announced his subcommittee assignments for the 115th Congress on the Senate Armed Services Committe...

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Stefanik remains opposed to BRAC

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in BRAC, Latest News, Legislation, Newsletter January 30, 2017

By: Maury Thompson U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-Willsboro, remains opposed to Congress authorizing another Base Closure and Realignment Commission, ...

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McCain blasts congressional ‘cowardice’ in avoiding base closings

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in BRAC, Legislation, Newsletter January 25, 2017

By: Leo Shane III   The head of the Senate Armed Services Committee said he will consider starting another military base closing round in the ne...

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Georgia lawmakers to advocate for military communities

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Community, General News, Latest News, Legislation, Newsletter, Robins AFB January 24, 2017

BY MAGGIE LEE mlee@macon.com ATLANTA Georgia lawmakers are taking a new step to raise the profile of the state’s military bases and communiti...

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Trump’s ‘Debt Bomb’: Deficit May Grow, Defense Budget May Not

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation January 23, 2017 0 comment

WASHINGTON: “Trump is going to explode the debt,” GOP pundit Mackenzie Eaglen said. “What you’re going to see is a debt bomb.&...

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Former congresswoman Heather Wilson is Trump’s pick for Air Force secretary

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in General News, Latest News, Legislation, Newsletter January 23, 2017

WASHINGTON  — President Trump plans to nominate former congresswoman Heather Wilson to serve as Air Force secretary, the White House announced Monday....

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McCain Calls for Massive Increase in Defense Spending

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation January 19, 2017

—Brian Everstine Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) is proposing a massive increase in defense spending to av...

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Cost of Air War Against ISIS Climbs to $11 Billion: Pentagon

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Robins AFB January 19, 2017 0 comment

The cost of the U.S.-led air war against the Islamic State has climbed to nearly $11 billion since its inception, the latest figures show. By the end ...

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Cost of Air War Against ISIS Climbs to $11 Billion: Pentagon

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Robins AFB January 19, 2017 0 comment

The cost of the U.S.-led air war against the Islamic State has climbed to nearly $11 billion since its inception, the latest figures show. By the end ...

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McCain’s 300 Low-End Fighters A ‘Great Idea:’ CSAF Gen. Goldfein

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation January 18, 2017 0 comment

WASHINGTON: A key part of Sen. John Mclain’s alternative defense budget proposal is the rapid purchase of 300 “low-cost, light-attack figh...

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McCain’s Excellent White Paper: Smaller Carriers, High-Low Weapons Mix, Frigates, Cheap Fighters

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation January 18, 2017 0 comment

Sen. John McCain issued a provocative and comprehensive alternative budget for the Pentagon on Monday, Restoring American Power: Recommendations for t...

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McCain Pitches $430 Billion Boost in 5-Year Defense Budget

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation January 17, 2017 0 comment

An influential senator on a key defense panel has proposed spending $430 billion more on defense over the next five years. Sen. John McCain, a Republi...

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McCain Pitches $430 Billion Boost in 5-Year Defense Budget

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation January 17, 2017 0 comment

An influential senator on a key defense panel has proposed spending $430 billion more on defense over the next five years. Sen. John McCain, a Republi...

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Senator David Perdue Statement On Meeting With General James Mattis

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Legislation, Newsletter January 11, 2017

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today met with General James Mattis, President-ele...

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State-owned cyberwarfare training facility planned for Georgia

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in General News, Legislation January 11, 2017

GEORGIA-POLITICS   By Greg Bluestein - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Gov. Nathan Deal will unveil plans Wednesday for a new state-own...

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Georgia Sen. David Perdue lands powerful Armed Services Committee seat

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Newsletter, Robins AFB January 5, 2017

BY TONY PUGH, tpugh@mcclatchydc.com WASHINGTON Georgia Sen. David Perdue’s appointment to the Senate Armed Services Committee will give the stat...

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David Perdue’s new committee perches give him more say over defense, financial regs

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation January 5, 2017

Tamar Hallerman, January 3, 2017 WASHINGTON — It may have taken him two years, but Georgia U.S. Sen. David Perdue on Tuesday finally got his campai...

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Senator David Perdue Announces New Committee Assignments

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Newsletter January 3, 2017

Perdue To Sit On Powerful Armed Services, Banking, Agriculture, Budget Committees WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA) today announc...

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Air Force Opens $16 Billion Trainer Aircraft Competition

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Robins AFB December 31, 2016 0 comment

The U.S. Air Force has opened a potentially $16 billion competition to develop a new T-X trainer jet. The service on Friday announced it has begun acc...

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Congress, Don’t Wait On Trump To Boost Defense Budget

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation December 23, 2016 0 comment

Congress is setting the defense budget on autopilot and high-tailing it out of town, leaving a lot of unfinished business behind. While President Obam...

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Did Trump Tweets Just Lower the Cost of Air Force One?

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation December 22, 2016 0 comment

Did President-elect Donald Trump’s tweetstorm criticizing the projected costs of the future Air Force One planes just lower the price tag of the...

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Did Trump Tweets Just Lower the Cost of Air Force One?

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation December 21, 2016 0 comment

Did President-elect Donald Trump’s tweetstorm criticizing the projected costs of the future Air Force One planes just lower the price tag of the...

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Average BAH Rate Set to Increase for 2017, BAS Unchanged

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation December 20, 2016

  Military.com The Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) rate will increase an average of $41 per month nationwide Jan. 1, even as the ...

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Trump Blasts Air Force One, F-35 — and Revolving Door

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation December 16, 2016 0 comment

President-elect Donald Trump used a speech last night in Pennsylvania to criticize major defense acquisition programs including Boeing Co.’s Air...

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Final NDAA trims civilian and military jobs in DoD

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Newsletter December 13, 2016

Federal News Radio While many Americans are trimming their tree this holiday season, the Defense Department will most likely be preparing to trim s...

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Government Shutdown Averted With Spending Through April

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Newsletter December 13, 2016

By: Joe Gould, December 10, 2016 (Photo Credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — President Obama signed a temporary spending bill that keeps ...

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Electronic Warfare Language included in the NDAA:

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Newsletter December 13, 2016

SEC. 234. PILOT PROGRAM ON MODERNIZATION AND FIELDING OF ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM WARFARE SYSTEMS AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE CAPABILITIES. (a) PILOT P...

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Union’s hopes, fears for incoming Trump administration

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation December 9, 2016

By: Aaron Boyd, Federal Times December 8, 2016 (Photo Credit: Staff David Cox Sr., president of the American Federation of Government Employees,...

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Obama Boosts 2017 Civilian Federal Pay Raise to 2.1 Percent

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Newsletter December 9, 2016

By Tom Shoop, December 8, 2016, Government Executive In a surprise move, President Obama on Thursday evening increased next year’s average pay rais...

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Deals this week: Raytheon Missile Systems, United Launch Services, Northrop Grumman

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation December 8, 2016 0 comment

The US Air Force Life Cycle Management Center has placed an order with Raytheon Missile Systems for Griffin A Block /III missiles.

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Defense Lobby’s Answer to Trump? Don’t Tweet Back

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation December 8, 2016 0 comment

When President-elect Donald Trump took to Twitter this week to attack the projected costs of a new Air Force One — an aircraft still years away ...

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Georgia lawmakers push for ways to boost military, protect bases

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Community, Legislation, Newsletter December 6, 2016

Next Story  Prev Story Friday Dec 2 Read more: Stars and Stripes The state needs to consider ideas such as school choice for military fa...

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In Bashing Air Force One Costs, Trump Seems to Target Defense Spending

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation December 6, 2016 0 comment

In bashing plans for a potential $4 billion program to upgrade the Air Force One presidential aircraft, Republican President-elect Donald Trump on Tue...

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Navy Shipbuilding, Uniforms Under Scrutiny in Defense Budget

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation December 2, 2016 0 comment

This story has been updated to note that the $440 million in the NDAA may be spent on one of two ship designs. The final version of next year’s ...

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Carter Pleads with Lawmakers to Pass Defense Budget

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation November 29, 2016 0 comment

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter warned Tuesday that more delays by Congress in passing a defense budget would impact the campaign against the Islamic ...

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Carter Pleads with Lawmakers to Pass Defense Budget

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation November 29, 2016 0 comment

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter warned Tuesday that more delays by Congress in passing a defense budget would impact the campaign against the Islamic ...

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House plans final NDAA action this week.

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation November 29, 2016

House leaders plan to roll out a final fiscal 2017 defense policy bill this week with the aim of taking up the measure on the floor Friday, according ...

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Pentagon Stops Buying Helos from Russia for Afghanistan

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation November 28, 2016 0 comment

The Pentagon and the White House have relented and stopped doing business that evaded economic sanctions on Russia with the Kremlin-run arms firm supp...

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Pentagon Stops Buying Helos from Russia for Afghanistan

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation November 28, 2016 0 comment

The Pentagon and the White House have relented and stopped doing business that evaded economic sanctions on Russia with the Kremlin-run arms firm supp...

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What Election Will Mean For The Defense Budget

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation November 7, 2016 0 comment

No one has done a better job of predicting the final outcomes of deals on the defense budget since sequestration was made law than Mackenzie of the Am...

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Lockheed ‘Disappointed’ by Pentagon’s Latest F-35 Contract

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation November 2, 2016 0 comment

The Pentagon and Lockheed Martin Corp. finally came to an agreement for 57 more F-35 Joint Strike Fighters after months of negotiations. In an announ...

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Northrop Sees Good Times Ahead for Big Defense Firms

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation October 31, 2016 0 comment

Northrop Grumman Corp., which won the contract last year to build the new B-21 “Raider” bomber for the Air Force, reported solid sales and...

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Deals this week: Valdez, Northrop Grumman, Battelle

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation October 13, 2016 0 comment

Battelle Memorial Institute and the US Air Force Life Cycle Management Center are collaborating on the research and development (R&D) of an ice pr...

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Wanted: More Veterans in Congress to Break Gridlock

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation October 13, 2016 0 comment

A retired two-star general has come up with a new explanation for what’s wrong with Congress — not enough veterans in the House and Senate...

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US AFLCMC and Battelle sign CRADA for aircraft anti-icing technology development

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation October 11, 2016 0 comment

The US Air Force (USAF) Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) and Battelle Memorial Institute have reached a cooperative research and development agre...

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Georgia lawmakers stressing military funding as another long recess looms

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation September 28, 2016

By Peter Zampa | WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Funding our nation’s military may have to wait until after the election. With just one more week until Cong...

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Army’s ‘Multi-Domain Battle:’ Jamming, Hacking & Long Range Missiles

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation September 27, 2016 0 comment

Days before the biggest defense conference of the year, one of the Army’s top thinkers is unveiling the service’s new push to expand its r...

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Carter Describes Security Challenges, Budget Issues at Senate Panel Hearing

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation September 22, 2016 0 comment

With just eight days remaining before the end of the fiscal year, Defense Secretary Ash Carter implored the Senate Armed Services Committee to pass th...

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Air Force Outlook for Modernizing Fleet Likely to Prompt Showdown with Capitol Hill

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Robins AFB September 21, 2016 0 comment

The Air Force plans to shrink it fleet by 235 planes over the next five years as it sheds legacy aircraft to make way for the F-35, its fifth-generati...

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Air Force Outlook for Modernizing Fleet Likely to Prompt Showdown with Capitol Hill

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Robins AFB September 21, 2016 0 comment

The Air Force plans to shrink it fleet by 235 planes over the next five years as it sheds legacy aircraft to make way for the F-35, its fifth-generati...

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Air Force Outlook for Modernizing Fleet Likely to Prompt Showdown with Capitol Hill

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Robins AFB September 21, 2016 0 comment

The Air Force plans to shrink it fleet by 235 planes over the next five years as it sheds legacy aircraft to make way for the F-35, its fifth-generati...

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Deals this week: Boeing, Tronair, Raytheon

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation September 15, 2016 0 comment

The US Air Force Life Cycle Management Center has awarded a $700m-worth contract to The Boeing Company for the production of Small Diameter Bomb Incre...

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MacB wins contract to provide EPASS services for US AFLCMC

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation September 13, 2016 0 comment

MacAulay-Brown (MacB) has received a task order to support the Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) and Special Operations Forces (SOF)...

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Senate Rejects Defense Bills Again, Foreshadowing CR

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Newsletter September 8, 2016

Defense News WASHINGTON — US Senate Democrats voted down the 2017 Pentagon and Military Construction-Veterans Affairs spending bills on Tuesday for...

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Cocaine Bust Highlights Growing Air Force Role in Southern Hemisphere

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Robins AFB September 8, 2016 0 comment

The line of cocaine the Air Force and Joint Interagency Task Force-South seized last month in the Caribbean would stretch “from the Pentagon to ...

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Military, political, business leaders discuss military needs, how to deal with Sequestration

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Legislation September 1, 2016

By wrbljoeyripley, WRBL.COM  FORT BENNING, Ga. – As warning shots of sequestration ring soundly in the ears of the military amid looming cuts, busi...

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MTSI wins engineering support contract for AATC in US

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation August 14, 2016 0 comment

Modern Technology Solutions (MTSI) has received a modernisation and engineering support contract from the National Guard Bureau (NGB) for the Air Nati...

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More Problems Ahead for Long-Delayed KC-46 Refueler

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation August 12, 2016 0 comment

Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James warned this week of more hurdles ahead — some of them political — for the long-delayed KC-46 Pegasus...

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USAF Sounds Alarm on Long-Term CR

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Newsletter August 11, 2016

  —Brian Everstine, Air Force MAGAZINE Air Force officials are sounding the alarm in Washington on a possible long-term continuing re...

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US Air Force’s A-10 Thunderbolt arrive at Estonia to practise highway landing

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation August 8, 2016 0 comment

The US Air Force Reserve Command’s eight A-10 Thunderbolt attack aircraft have landed in Estonia to practise landing.

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Deals this week: ViaSat, ECAPS, Seyer Industries

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation July 28, 2016 0 comment

The US Air Force Life Cycle Management Center has announced an $88m modification to the Network Centric Solutions-2 (NETCENTS-2) contracts that were a...

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Pentagon Wants Brain-Stimulating Headset to Improve Combat Skills

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation July 26, 2016 0 comment

The Pentagon’s new innovation unit will be testing a high-tech headset to see whether it can make special operators even better fighters, Defens...

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Marines’ New King Stallion Won’t Have to Borrow Spare Parts

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation July 13, 2016 0 comment

FARNBOROUGH, England — Under the hood of the much-anticipated CH-53K King Stallion helicopter is a slew of smart systems that will help maintain...

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Air Force Doesn’t Need New Nuclear Cruise Missile, Lawmaker Says

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation July 7, 2016 0 comment

The top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee made his case Wednesday for cutting the new nuclear cruise missile for the Air Force and reinin...

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Leaving More Troops in Afghanistan Will Cost Extra $3.5 Billion in 2017: Analyst

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation July 6, 2016 0 comment

As my colleague Richard Sisk reported earlier today at Military.com, President Barack Obama has announced plans to keep more U.S. troops in Afghanista...

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GE wins $1bn contract to develop three-stream engine for combat aircraft

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation July 4, 2016 0 comment

GE Aviation has secured a $1bn contract to continue developing the three-stream adaptive cycle engine for the US Air Force Life Cycle Management Cente...

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SASC Likely To Agree To HASC’s $18B Plus-Up: Staff Directors

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation June 21, 2016 0 comment

WASHINGTON: Senate authorizers will probably go along with the House in adding $18 billion to the base defense budget, setting up a veto fight with th...

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US Air Force develops new ISR payload adapter for RQ-4 Global Hawk

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation June 20, 2016 0 comment

The US Air Force Life Cycle Management Center has developed a new intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) payload adapter (IPA) for the B...

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MacB and Exeter to provide logistics and system sustainment support for USAF

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation June 9, 2016 0 comment

MacAulay-Brown (MacB) has partnered with Exeter Government Services to provide logistics and system sustainment support for the US Air Force Life Cycl...

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Dems Counterattack On McCain’s $18B For ‘Readiness’

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation June 8, 2016 0 comment

WASHINGTON: The battle lines were drawn today between Republicans and Democrats over the $18 billion Sen. John McCain wants to add to the defense budg...

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Lockheed wins contract to supply C-130J Super Hercules aircraft for USAF

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Newsletter June 5, 2016 0 comment

Lockheed Martin has been contracted by the US Air Force (USAF) Life Cycle Management Center's Mobility Directorate to supply 78 C-130J Super Hercules ...

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Senate Appropriations Bill Would Cut End Strength

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Newsletter May 26, 2016

—Jennifer Hlad The Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee approved its version of the defense appropriations bill on Tuesday, which recommends ...

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