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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

SASC’s FY ‘27 NDAA Sticks With Army’s Plan For Legacy Aviation Procurement Cuts

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the next defense policy sticks to the Army’s proposed plan to cut procurement of its legacy aviation fleet, and does not authorize […]

Congress

SASC Approves $1.14 Trillion FY ‘27 NDAA With ‘Right to Repair’ Reform, Stock Buyback Restriction

The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) has approved its $1.14 trillion version of the next defense policy bill, adopting “right to repair” reform to provide the military services’ greater ability […]

Congress

House Appropriators Unveil $1.07 Trillion FY ‘27 Defense Bill, Restore Funds For E-7, Army Aviation

House appropriators on Wednesday released their $1.07 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense spending bill, with the legislation reversing Army aviation cuts, restoring funding for the Air Force’s E-7 Wedgetail program […]

Congress

MOSA Implementation By Pentagon Lagging, GAO Official Says

While the Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) has been a requirement for major defense acquisition programs since January 2019 and other Defense Department acquisitions since January 2021, few programs are […]