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With valued U.S. assets in space,
military will have to protect them
The nation's expanding commercial stake in space makes it likely the military will be called on to put both offensive and defensive weapons in orbit, the Air Force's top general said. Gen. Michael Ryan, the Air Force chief of staff, said that as the U.S. becomes more dependent on space for communications, surveillance and navigation, the nation's need for space weaponry will increase.
A bill calling for tough safety standards for Mexican trucks in the U.S. passed the Senate. Opponents vowed to renew efforts to kill the bill.
The House began debate on an energy plan backed by President Bush, with intense debate expected over proposals to open up areas of Alaska for drilling and tax breaks for energy companies.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 19-0 to ...
- CBO: Air Force could save millions if it alters pilot bonus plan.(Congressional...
- Newspaper article from: Defense Daily June 12, 1995 700+ words
The Congressional Budget Office has come up with a plan that would cost...million less than the current way the Air Force doles out bonuses to retain needed pilots. According to CBO, the Air Force will have a shortage of pilots, especially...
- Additional B-2s may be best force enhancement - CBO.(Congressional Budget...
- Newspaper article from: Defense Daily June 13, 1995 700+ words
Increasing the number of Air Force B-2 Stealth bombers would be expensive, but might be best way to improve the capability of the force, the Congressional Budget Office concludes. In a summary of its findings to date sent to House...
- Air Force can afford new weapons family - CBO. (Congressional Budget Office)
- Newspaper article from: Defense Daily January 17, 1992 700+ words
The Air Force should be able to...the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The chances the Air Force will have the money...beyond estimates, the Air Force could need a budget...will be bought. The budget office noted that, with...
- Achieving the FM Vision--people first!(financial management)(Michael...
- Magazine article from: Air Force Comptroller Trulio, David October 1, 2003 700+ words
...schools in the country to the Air Force and FM is one way to do that...program, interned within the Air Force Budget office, the Financial Management Transformation...Management directorate and the Air Force Cost Analysis Agency. The two...
- Air Force Seeks $128 Billion in FY'08, $11.7 Billion More in FY'07.
- Newspaper article from: Defense Daily February 6, 2007 700+ words
...its percentage as part of the Air Force's overall budget remains the...Frank Faykes, director of the Air Force's budget office. In addition to the modernization and procurement outlays, the Air Force would like to spend about one...
- Cathlynn B. Sparks.(United States Air Force)(Biography)
- Newspaper article from: U.S. Air Force Military Biographies January 1, 2004 700+ words
...D.C. 6. 1991-1993, Director of Air Force Budget Operations, the Pentagon, Washington...Investment, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Budget, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller...
- Major General George T. Stringer.(United States Air Force)(Biography)
- Newspaper article from: U.S. Air Force Military Biographies January 1, 2004 700+ words
...deputy assistant secretary for budget, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and...1982, executive officer, Air Force Director of Budget Office, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Washington...
- Air Force Deal to Lease Boeing Tanker Aircraft Hits Snag in Senate.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News September 5, 2003 700+ words
...During the hearing, the Air Force's controversial $17.2...in tenacious questioning of Air Force, Pentagon and White House budget office officials. "We will not...budgeting process." He asked Air Force Secretary James Roche whether...
