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China and Proliferation of WMD and Missiles
Congress has long been concerned about whether U.S. policy advances the national interest in reducing the role of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and missiles that could deliver them. Recipients of China’s technology reportedly include Pakistan and countries that the State Department says support terrorism, [...]
Covert Testing Shows Continuing Vulnerabilities of Domestic Sales for illegal Export
GAO found that sensitive dual-use and military technology can be easily and legally purchased from manufacturers and distributors within the United States and illegally exported without detection. Using a bogus front company and fictitious identities, GAO purchased sensitive items including night-vision scopes currently used by U.S. soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan to identify targets, triggered [...]
House Unanimously Approves Weapons Acquisition Reform
WASHINGTON, DC: House Armed Services Committee Chairman Ike Skelton (D-MO) delivered the following remarks during House debate on the conference report to S. 454, the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009. The U.S. House of Representatives approved the conference report on a vote of 411 to 0: “Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to bring [...]
Alternatives for Modernizing US Fighter Forces
The United States Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps are in the process of replacing most of today’s fighter aircraft with new F/A-18E/F, F-22, and F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft. Although procurement plans call for purchasing about 2,500 aircraft over the next 25 years, the services are projecting that those purchases will be unable [...]
Hearing on the Reform of Major Weapon Systems Acquisition
WASHINGTON, DC: House Armed Services Committee Chairman Ike Skelton (D-MO) delivered the following opening statement during today’s hearing on the Reform of Major Weapon Systems Acquisition: “Welcome to today’s hearing on reform of major weapon systems acquisition and related legislative proposals. Our witnesses have a rare combination of policy experience and technical expertise. Rudy deLeon, [...]
