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Budget

Carter, Dempsey Firm: Sequestration Affects National Security Strategy

Defense Daily Staff

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2015

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The clock is ticking, and sequestration will be back in 212 days, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter told the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Tuesday.SASC was examining the defense authorization request for fiscal year 2016 and Future Years defense program.Carter said he wanted to be clear: “parts of our defense strategy cannot be executed under sequestration, which remains the law of the land and is set to return 212 days from today (Tuesday).”Further, Carter said, “We have had the worst of…

Congress

HASC Bill Would Allow Air Force To Buy More Than 267 F-15EXs

The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal 2027 defense authorization bill would allow the Air Force to buy more than 267 F-15EX fighters by Boeing [BA] and would extend the […]

Budget

Defense Bill Tries To Block Foreign Shipbuilding, Adds $1 Billion For Second DDG

The final version of the House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal year 2027 defense authorization bill included two amendments pushed by Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) that restrict procuring Navy warships […]

Congress

Replacement Munitions May Not Be One-for-One; May Include New Weapons Chemistries, Wittman Says

As the Pentagon looks to refill inventories of weapons used in Iran and elsewhere, replacements may not be one for one but instead mark a new portfolio mix, according to […]

Congress

HASC Approves $1.15 Trillion FY ‘27 NDAA With ‘Right To Repair’ Reform

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) has approved its $1.15 trillion version of the fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), with the panel moving to adopt a bipartisan […]