Budget
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BudgetCNO Greenert Will Meet With Lawmakers to Reinforce that Ohio-Replacement is Top Priority
The Ohio Replacement Program is still the Navy’s top priority, and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert plans to meet with lawmakers after the elections to continue to rally […]
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Air ForceTop Defense Firms Fared Better Under Sequestration Than Rest Of Industry, CSIS Report Says
The top six defense contractors saw their overall receipt of Defense Department contract obligations decline far less than the rest of the industry under sequestration, according to an annual report […]
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BudgetJindal, Talent: Defense Spending Should Equal 4% GDP; Defense Acquisition Reform Needed
Louisiana governor and possible 2016 presidential candidate Bobby Jindal (R) released a report on Monday slamming the Obama administration for cutting defense spending too steeply and outlining ideas to more […]
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BudgetWork: OCO May be Needed for Years to Fund Operations if Base Budget Remains Capped
Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work said the Pentagon and Congress will eventually need to decide how to pay for an increasing number of overseas operations and his best guess is […]
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BudgetDoD Working to Secure Funds to Fight ISIS; CSBA: Costs Could Range from $2.4 Billion to $22 Billion Annually
The Defense Department is working with congressional committees to obtain additional funding for fiscal year 2015 for operations against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), though it is […]
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BudgetLevin Working on a Roadmap to End Sequestration by Closing Tax Loopholes
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich.) will retire at the end of this year, and even if Congress won’t fix sequestration while he’s still around, he won’t leave […]
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Air ForceHAC-D Approves Air Force $100 Million EELV Reprogramming Request
The House Appropriations defense subcommittee (HAC-D) approved the Defense Department’s July 10 reprogramming request to add $100 million and an additional fiscal year 2015 launch to the Air Force’s Evolved […]
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BudgetHagel, Dempsey: DoD Needs More Funding in OCO, Base Budget for Increasing Missions Abroad
The fiscal year 2016 budget request will reflect the recent increase in demand for U.S. military actions, but the Defense Department needs some help from Congress making ends meet in […]
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BudgetHouse Likely to Take Up CR, Anti-ISIS Funding Amendment on Tuesday; Pentagon Urges Passage
Congress is poised to decide soon on the Pentagon’s initial $500 million request to go after the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, but the Pentagon has not begun planning […]
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BudgetObama Asks Congress for $500 Million to Train Moderate Syrian Rebels; CR Vote Delayed Pending Details
Congress is mulling how to proceed after President Barack Obama asked for congressional authority to train and equip moderate Syrian rebel forces in Saudi Arabia–with a $500 million price tag–to […]