Budget
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BudgetSenate Appropriations Bill Addresses Corporate Inversion, Incentive Fees, Competition
The Senate Appropriations Committee’s defense spending bill addresses several aspects of how and with whom the Defense Department conducts business, including a measure addressing the topic of corporate inversion that […]
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BudgetSenate Appropriators Pass Spending Bill that Favors Navy Ships and Planes, Army Ground Vehicles
The Senate Appropriations Committee passed a $549.3 billion spending plan for the Defense Department’s fiscal year 2015 base budget and Overseas Contingency Operations fund, which includes a major boost to […]
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BudgetWinnefeld: DoD Will Rely on OCO to Pay for ‘Unanticipated Contingencies’ Around the Globe
Several years of budget cuts from efficiency initiatives and sequestration have shrunk the Pentagon’s operations and maintenance accounts so much that the Defense Department may begin funding more “unanticipated contingencies” […]
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BudgetWittman: Short-Term CR Likely In October, But Confident NDAA Compromise Will Be Reached
The House and Senate armed services committees seem well positioned to work out the differences between their bills this fall, but the political pressure and lack of time that comes […]
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Budget
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Passes $549 Billion Bill; Protects Industrial Base, Eliminates Waste
The Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee trimmed or cut altogether 517 programs in the defense budget to make room for higher-priority spending, including additional planes, ships and ground vehicles that will […]
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BudgetJohnson Says ICE, CBP Will Run Out Of Money Without Emergency Supplemental
If Congress doesn’t approve by August a $3.7 billion emergency supplemental bill that deals with the recent surge of unaccompanied children at the southern border, then two Department of Homeland […]
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BudgetSupplemental Bill To Address Surge In Child Border Crossings Includes Air Surveillance Funds
The Obama administration on Tuesday sent Congress a $3.7 billion emergency request to address a surge in illegal child and adult migration from Central America into Texas, including funds for […]
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BudgetSenate Appropriators Approve FY ’15 DHS Bill
The Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC) on Thursday approved its version of the FY ’15 Department of Homeland Security bill, recommending $39 billion in discretionary spending, about $220 million below the […]
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BudgetSAC HS Boosts Funding For DHS, Adds Four Fast Response Cutters
The Senate Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee (SAC HS) on Tuesday unanimously approved its version of the FY ’15 spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), providing $47.2 billion […]
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BudgetHouse Passes Defense Spending Bill 340-73; Floor Amendment Saves A-10 Fleet
The House of Representatives made clear for the second time in six weeks that it will not allow the Air Force to retire its A-10 fleet, even though the Pentagon […]