Budget
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BudgetHouse GOP’s FY ’17 Budget Proposal Contains No Additional Defense Funding
House Republicans on Tuesday introduced its fiscal year 2017 budget proposal, which provides $551 billion in base funding for defense and $74 billion for Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO). Those numbers […]
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BudgetThornberry’s Proposed Acquisition Reform Bill Centers Around Modular, Open Architecture Systems
Increasing the number of weapon systems with an open architecture backbone has long been a goal of the Defense Department, but House Armed Services Committee Chairman (HASC) Mac Thornberry’s (R-Texas) […]
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BudgetAs Lawmakers Tackle Defense Reform, Experts Suggest Changes of Their Own
A day before House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) is set to roll out his second defense reform proposal, experts from the Center for Strategic and International Studies […]
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BudgetIf Not Personnel, Direct Spending To Border Security Technology, CBP Official Says
If Congress were to trim the FY ’17 budget request for hiring Border Patrol agents then there are technology investments the agency could make use of for border security, a […]
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Air ForcePentagon Accountants Say Service Wish Lists Are Unhelpful Without Defense Budget Increase
The annual tradition of the military services budgeting within their allocated allowances only for the service chiefs to submit “wish lists” to Congress of items they would like to spend […]
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BudgetHAC-HS Democrat Suggests Increasing Coast Guard’s FY ’17 Acquisition Budget
House appropriators will “address” a shortfall in the Coast Guard’s budget request for its acquisition account in FY ’17, a Democrat on the committee said on Thursday. Rep. David Price […]
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Air ForceMcCain Opens Fire On Air Force Chief For ‘Embarassing’ Explanation For A-10 Retirement
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh came under heavy fire on Thursday from Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) over plans to retire the A-10 Thunderbolt II, which has found […]
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ArmyArmy To Field Non-Developmental Vehicle Missile Shields Before 2019
The Army is beginning to test non-developmental anti-missile shields for combat vehicles that it plans to field on M1 Abrams tanks and Strykers within two years, according to the service’s […]
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BudgetBudget Cuts Cause Systemic Challenges To Marine Corps Aviation
Budget reductions for aircraft maintenance are having a ripple effect through the Marine Corps that ultimately threatens pilot proficiency and may have led to fatal accidents, according to Commandant Gen. […]
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ArmyLawmakers Hear Renewed Opposition To Army Aviation Restructure Plan
The Army’s politically unpopular aviation restructure initiative (ARI) that would strip National Guard units of AH-64 Apache attacks helicopters met with more opposition Tuesday on Capitol Hill, where the House […]