Budget
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BudgetHouse to Consider Defense Spending Bill Midweek; Hagel, Dempsey Testify on Budget June 18
Next week should be a productive one for defense spending bills, with the House’s version likely to see floor time and Senate appropriators set to hold their last hearing before […]
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BudgetCongress Continues to Show Support for Israeli Missile Defense Programs Beyond MDA Request
In a budget season where so many programs saw cuts from Congress to free up funds for higher priorities, one area that saw significant support from lawmakers has been the […]
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BudgetHouse Appropriators Approve $39.2 Billion DHS Bill
The House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday marked up its version of the FY ’15 Homeland Security spending bill, allocating $39.2 billion in discretionary spending, an $887.8 million increase to the […]
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BudgetDespite Canceling Next-Generation Bio-Detection System, DHS Examining Upgrades, Advances To BioWatch
Despite the recent cancellation of an advanced technology program to automate the collection and analysis of potential biological threats in the nation’s major cities, the bio-terror threat is real and […]
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BudgetMDA Director: GBI Kill Vehicle Test Success a Top Priority, But Redesign Needed Regardless
The Ground-Based Interceptors’ (GBI) Exo-atmospheric Kill Vehicle (EKV) remains the Missile Defense Agency’s top priority and will hopefully prove itself successful in a flight test later this month, MDA Director […]
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BudgetHouse Appropriators Alter Navy’s Cruiser Plans
House appropriators have approved the Navy’s plan to sideline cruisers for modernization, but have placed limits how many can be removed from service and added other measures to ensure the […]
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BudgetHouse Appropriators Approve Funding For 12 Growlers
House appropriators have added more than $1 billion to the defense budget for fiscal 2015 that would allow the Navy to purchase a dozen of Boeing’s [BA] EA-18G Growler electronic […]
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BudgetHouse Appropriators Agree to Cut A-10 Fleet; Bill Could Hit House Floor as Early as Next Week
The House Appropriations Committee marked up its defense bill with little debate on what programs to actually fund, but it set the stage for a faceoff over the A-10 close-air […]
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Air ForceHouse Appropriators Allocate $220 Million For Next-Gen Liquid Engine
The fiscal year 2015 defense spending bill passed Tuesday by the House Appropriations Committee (HAC) includes $220 million for a next-generation liquid rocket engine. Momentum has been building on Capitol […]
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ArmyFull Support, Plus Reports on AMPV Recommended In HAC Draft Report
The House Appropriations Committee recommends full funding–$92.3 million–for the Army’s Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) program in the draft version of the FY ’15 2015 House Defense Appropriations Bill. The congressional […]