Budget
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BudgetSASC Moves Forward on Defense Bill, But Reveals Few Details
Despite pleas from the press for transparency, members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) have been closed lipped about its defense authorization bill, which is being marked up this […]
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BudgetA-10 Debate to Restart Next Week As House Takes Up NDAA
A slew of Democratic amendments that would pare back spending on major military acquisition programs could be up for debate next week when the House takes up the defense authorization […]
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Air ForceSenators Affirm Plans to Fund A-10 Warthog Through FY 2016
A group of senators—including the Senate Armed Services Committee chairman—indicated they would oppose the Air Force’s plan to retire the A-10 Warthog, signaling that they will push for funding the […]
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BudgetHASC Authorizes Extra $10 Million for C-130 Avionics Modernization
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) wants the Air Force to speed up modernization of its C-130 transport fleet so that it can meet new Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) avionics […]
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Air ForceLast Minute HASC Amendment Keeps Strong RD-180 Waiver Restrictions In Place
An early morning Wednesday, last-minute amendment from Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) kept strong restrictions on the national security waiver available to the Defense Department to use RD-180s beyond ones already […]
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BudgetHouse Committee Approves Two-Year Coast Guard Authorization Bill
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Thursday unanimously approved a two-year authorization bill for the Coast Guard that would require among other things the service to report on the […]
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Air Force
Defense Industry Big Winner of NDAA Markup, as Major Programs Emerge Unscathed
After an exhausting 18 hours of debate, the House Armed Services Committee early Thursday morning approved a $611.8 billion defense authorization bill that preserved funding levels requested by the military […]
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BudgetHASC Markup Notes Sparse DoD Briefings on StratForces, Aims to Normalize Communications
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) yesterday approved preliminary legislation aimed at expediting cited delays in Defense Department-to-Congress communication regarding strategic forces. Noting a lack of DoD disclosure to Congress […]
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BudgetCochran Suggests Continuing Production Of Coast Guard National Security Cutter
Sticking to his re-election campaign platform last year, Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) on Wednesday suggested that the production line for the Coast Guard’s flagship National Security Cutter […]
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BudgetDespite Protests from Navy, HASC Backs Shortened Cruiser Modernization Plan
An attempt by Rep. Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) to restore the original language of the Navy’s 2-4-6 cruiser modernization plan was rejected by the House Armed Services Committee during a markup […]