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  2. Arms Export Control Act - Wikipedia

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    The Arms Export Control Act of 1976 (Title II of Pub. L. 94–329, 90 Stat. 729, enacted June 30, 1976, codified at 22 U.S.C. ch. 39) gives the President of the United States the authority to control the import and export of defense articles and defense services.

  3. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025

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    On May 22, the House Armed Services Committee approved its version of the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act, by a 57–1 vote. [6] As passed by the Committee, the bill included the Pentagon's controversial "Legislative Proposal 480", transferring Air National Guard space units to the Space Force; however, the Committee accepted an amendment proposed by Joe Wilson (R‑SC), watering down ...

  4. Secretary of Defense-Empowered Cross-Functional Teams

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    The Secretary of Defense-empowered cross-functional team concept was established under Section 911 of the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act. The provision was included in response to Congressional and Government Accountability Office (GAO) assessments which found that, while the Department of Defense maintains military forces with unparalleled capabilities, the department "continues to ...

  5. Defense Criminal Investigative Service - Wikipedia

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    The Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS) is the criminal investigative arm of the U.S. Department of Defense Office of Inspector General.DCIS protects military personnel by investigating cases of fraud, bribery, and corruption; preventing the illegal transfer of sensitive defense technologies to proscribed nations and criminal elements; investigating companies that use defective ...

  6. DoD NDSEG Fellowship - Wikipedia

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    The DoD NDSEG Fellowship is often compared to the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF-GRFP). [14] The NDSEG Fellowship is unlike the GRFP in that it cannot be deferred, [ 15 ] and that NDSEG Fellows are paid through a contracting agency of the DoD rather than through the university in which the fellow is enrolled.

  7. Defense Satellite Communications System - Wikipedia

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    The program was managed by the Defense Communications Agency (DCA), now the Defense Information Systems Agency. The space vehicles were spin stabilized with a de-spun antenna platform. The body was mounted with solar cells, which produced 535 watts. Three NiCd batteries provided electrical power and it was supported by a hydrazine propulsion ...

  8. Sinking of the RMS Empress of Ireland - Wikipedia

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    Colourised photo of the Empress of Ireland. On 28 May 1914, Empress of Ireland departed Quebec City for Liverpool at 16:30 local time on 28 May 1914, manned by a crew of 420 and carrying 1,057 passengers, roughly two thirds of her total capacity.

  9. Deacons for Defense and Justice - Wikipedia

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    Sims considered the Deacons a "defense guard unit" who had formed simply "because we got tired of the women, the children being harassed by the white night-riders". [11] The Chicago Chapter of the Deacons for Defense and Justice was formed by Earnest Thomas, vice president of the Jonesboro chapter, in 1965. [8]