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  "tags": [
    "Acquisition",
    "Acquisition Policy",
    "All News",
    "Budget",
    "Congress",
    "Contracting",
    "Management",
    "Technology",
    "Terry Gerton",
    "The Federal Drive",
    "Workforce",
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    "House Appropriations Committee",
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  "textContent": "\"The NASA folks have said they could not do Artemis II without the combined federal workforce, civilians working alongside contractors,\" Stephanie Kostro said.",
  "title": "Big ideas and big missions live or die on budgets and contracts. The FY27 request raises questions about execution"
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