Open Congress : News Articles for S.454 Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 20092009-05-21T20:00:00Zopencongress.orgtag:opencongress.org,2007:/bill/news/55255Obama signs law to reform weapons buyingtag:opencongress.org,2009-05-21:/commentary/50739502009-05-21T20:00:00ZFCW.com
The Weapons Systems Acquisition Reform Act (S. 454) requires DOD to appoint senior officials to assess a project's performance and analyze underlying causes ...<br /><br /><a href="http://fcw.com/articles/2009/05/22/president-signs-weapons-acquisition-reform-act.aspx">Go to article</a> Obama signs bill to cut wasteful defense spendingtag:opencongress.org,2009-05-21:/commentary/50738982009-05-21T20:00:00ZNewsvine
...a system that has NO controls and this bill does nothing to SAVE Americans any money. MORE COSTS in adding more FEDERAL JOBS S.454 Title: A bill to improve the organization and procedures of the Department of Defense for the acquisition of major weap<br /><br /><a href="http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/22/2851135-obama-signs-bill-to-cut-wasteful-defense-spending">Go to article</a> Today on the Hilltag:opencongress.org,2009-05-20:/commentary/50663202009-05-20T20:00:00ZWashington Post Blogs
The House meets at 10:00 am and will take up S. 454, the Weapons Acquisition System Reform Through Enhancing Technical Knowledge and Oversight Act of 2009. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/capitol-briefing/2009/05/today_on_the_hill_82.html">Go to article</a> Meager DoD Acquisition Reform Moves to Conferencetag:opencongress.org,2009-05-17:/commentary/50547642009-05-17T20:00:00ZOMB Watch
With the Senate version of the bill (S. 454) having already passed, both houses quickly moved into conference, as President Obama has asked that the ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ombwatch.org/node/10007">Go to article</a> Senator Inhofe's Amendment Improving Weapons Acquisition ...tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-11:/commentary/51259702009-05-11T20:00:00ZAmerican Chronicle
a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, introduced an amendment (S.Amdt.1044) to the Weapons Systems Acquisition Reform Act 2009 (S.454), ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/102213">Go to article</a> Washington, DC: More Oversight Will Reduce Wasteful Military ...tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-11:/commentary/49871452009-05-11T20:00:00ZState PIRGs
In a rarely seen bipartisan unanimity last week, the Senate passed the Weapons Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 (S. 454) 93-0, sending a strong message to the ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.uspirg.org/news-releases/product-safety2/product-safety-news2/washington-d.c.-more-oversight-will-reduce-wasteful-military-spending-and-fraud">Go to article</a> Carter Urges DOD Leaders to Voice Strong Support for Acquisition ...tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-11:/commentary/49871442009-05-11T20:00:00ZInsideDefense (subscription)
The Senate last week passed S. 454, the “Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009,â€* and the House is expected tomorrow to consider HR 2101, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://defense.iwpnewsstand.com/showdoc.asp?docid=5122009_may12f">Go to article</a> POGO on US DoD's Acquisition Reformtag:opencongress.org,2009-05-06:/commentary/51259692009-05-06T20:00:00Zdefpro
One of the main objectives of S. 454 is to strengthen the Nunn-McCurdy statute "by establishing the presumption that any program that exceeds its original ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.defpro.com/news/details/7272/">Go to article</a> Senator Inhofe's Amendment Improving Weapons Acquisition ...tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-06:/commentary/49528932009-05-06T20:00:00ZBixby Bulletin
... Services Committee, today introduced an amendment (S.Amdt.1044) to the Weapons Systems Acquisition Reform Act 2009 (S.454), which he has co-sponsored. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bixbybulletin.com/articles/2009/05/07/opinion/doc4a0329a4c57c4389018639.txt">Go to article</a> Today on the Hilltag:opencongress.org,2009-05-06:/commentary/49497512009-05-06T20:00:00ZThe Washington Post
...Senate will convene at 9:30 a.m. ET and will resume consideration of S.896, the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act, S.454, the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009. The House will meet at 10 a.m. to complete consideration of H.R. 1728, the M<br /><br /><a href="http://feeds.voices.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=65c64f748a6c91d09270a093a7023077">Go to article</a> FLOOR SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2009tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-06:/commentary/49497442009-05-06T20:00:00ZCongress Matters
But they're expected to convene at 9:30 this morning, with work expected to continue and conclude on S. 454, the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.congressmatters.com/story/2009/5/6/2335/18007/35/976">Go to article</a> Today on the Hilltag:opencongress.org,2009-05-06:/commentary/49497432009-05-06T20:00:00ZWashington Post Blogs
The Senate will convene at 9:30 am ET and will resume consideration of S.896, the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act, S.454, the Weapon Systems ...<br /><br /><a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/capitol-briefing/2009/05/today_on_the_hill_73.html">Go to article</a> Acquisition Reform That's Certifiabletag:opencongress.org,2009-05-06:/commentary/49497422009-05-06T20:00:00ZProject on Government Oversight
Our letter highlighted provisions in the Weapons Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 (S. 454) and the Weapons Acquisition System Reform Through Enhancing ...<br /><br /><a href="http://pogoblog.typepad.com/pogo/2009/05/acquisition-reform-thats-certifiable.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-06:/commentary/49497412009-05-06T20:00:00ZBixby Bulletin
... Services Committee, today introduced an amendment (S.Amdt.1044) to the Weapons Systems Acquisition Reform Act 2009 (S.454), which he has co-sponsored. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.southernledger.com/ap/267315/Senate_acts_on_Pentagons_weapons_buying_practices">Go to article</a> Today on the Hilltag:opencongress.org,2009-05-05:/commentary/49497452009-05-05T20:00:00ZWashington Post Blogs
Later, the Senate will take up S.454, the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009. The House meets at 10:00 am and will take up consideration of HR ...<br /><br /><a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/capitol-briefing/2009/05/today_on_the_hill_72.html">Go to article</a> Today on the Hilltag:opencongress.org,2009-05-05:/commentary/49451592009-05-05T20:00:00ZThe Washington Post
...Save Their Homes Act of 2009, and will proceed to a series of up to 10 votes on the measure. Later, the Senate will take up S.454, the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009. The House meets at 10:00 a.m. and will take up consideration of H.R. 17<br /><br /><a href="http://feeds.voices.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=e3a40f1da7be72b2a987015cea59f92a">Go to article</a> Q & A: Helter Skeltontag:opencongress.org,2009-05-02:/commentary/49497472009-05-02T20:00:00ZRoll Call (subscription)
It goes much further than the legislation that the Senate introduced [S. 454]. And we will be holding a markup on it in the very, very near future. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.rollcall.com/features/Defense-Aerospace_2009/defense_aerospace/34472-1.html">Go to article</a> CongressNow Overview: Levin Is Key Ally for Obama's Reform Effortstag:opencongress.org,2009-05-02:/commentary/49497462009-05-02T20:00:00ZRoll Call (subscription)
Levin teamed up with McCain to introduce the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act (S. 454), which calls for terminating some Pentagon programs with 25 ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.rollcall.com/features/Defense-Aerospace_2009/defense_aerospace/34469-1.html">Go to article</a> What "Sweeping Reforms" in DOD?tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-30:/commentary/49497482009-04-30T20:00:00ZCenter for Defense Information
Just before Secretary Gates announced his recent decisions, the Senate Armed Services Committee considered and “marked upâ€* S. 454, the “Weapons Systems ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cdi.org/program/document.cfm?DocumentID=4500&StartRow=1&ListRows=10&appendURL=&Orderby=D.DateLastUpdated&ProgramID=37&from_page=index.cfm">Go to article</a> United States: New Obama Administration Memorandum Calls For ...tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-07:/commentary/47428502009-04-07T20:00:00ZMondaq News Alerts (registration)
The legislation (S. 454), known as the "Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009," is designed to address what its authors called "the unreasonable ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=77712">Go to article</a> Defense acquisition reform bill makes strides on Capitol Hilltag:opencongress.org,2009-04-01:/commentary/46814892009-04-01T20:00:00ZGovExec.com
The Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday unanimously sent the 2009 Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act (S. 454) with only minor changes to the ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=42417&dcn=todaysnews">Go to article</a> Opening Statement of US Senator Carl Levin Senate Armed Services ...tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-01:/commentary/46814882009-04-01T20:00:00ZISRIA (subscription)
The Armed Services Committee meets today to mark-up S. 454, the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009. I introduced this bill with Senator McCain on ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.isria.info/en/2_April_2009_139.htm">Go to article</a> AllGovtag:opencongress.org,2009-04-01:/commentary/46755362009-04-01T20:00:00ZGovExec.com
The Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday unanimously sent the 2009 Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act (S. 454) with only minor changes to the ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.allgov.com/ViewNews/Stunning_Cost_Overruns_in_Weapons_Development_Programs_90402">Go to article</a> New Acquisition Czar Nominee Seems to Get the Problems with ...tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-25:/commentary/46755372009-03-25T20:00:00ZProject on Government Oversight
Not surprisingly, there was a lot of discussion surrounding the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 (S. 454), introduced by Sens. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://pogoblog.typepad.com/pogo/2009/03/new-acquisition-czar-nominee-seems-to-get-the-problems-with-weapons-acquisitions.html">Go to article</a>