Budget
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BudgetSenate Appropriations Committee Passes CJS Portion Of FY ’15 Bill
The Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC) Thursday voted 30-0 to send its fiscal year 2015 bill for the commerce, justice, science and related agencies (CJS) subcommittee to the full Senate. The […]
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Air ForceSASC-Approved Bill Gets DoD Out of Russian Rocket Engine Business
The Senate Armed Services Committee- (SASC) approved fiscal year 2015 authorization bill text bars the defense secretary from entering into a new contract, or renewing a current contract, for space […]
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BudgetSASC Cuts Most Funding For Next-Gen JSTARS, Small Diameter Bomb; Trims Reaper Funding
The Senate Armed Services Committee slashed funding for the Air Force’s E-8 Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System follow-on program, opting instead to investigate cheaper options. It also took out […]
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BudgetSenate Subcommittee Approves Nearly $18 Billion For NASA
The Senate Appropriations commerce, justice, science and related agencies (CJS) subcommittee voted Tuesday to approve fiscal year 2015 funding that includes $17.9 billion for NASA, $439 million more than requested […]
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BudgetSASC Bill Filed But Awaiting Floor Time; Controversy Over Prisoner Swap Could Affect Timing
The Senate’s version of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 has been introduced and placed on the Senate Legislative Calendar, but leadership has not yet scheduled time […]
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BudgetHouse Appropriators Add $1.6 Billion To Procurement; Save AWACS, Carrier, Nat’l Guard Apaches
The House Appropriations defense subcommittee laid out a $570.4 billion spending plan Thursday that followed in the House Armed Services Committee’s path of cutting operations and maintenance and research and […]
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ArmyEmpirical Data, Reports, Should Drive Discussions, Decisions On The Future of the National Guard: Rep. Walz
Tensions are high between the active Army and the National Guard as the Army reduces combat operations, faces new challenges and a restrictive budget, but hard data can make the […]
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BudgetHAC HS Reports $39.2 Billion DHS Bill To Full Committee
The House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee (HAC HS) on Wednesday evening unanimously approved by voice vote a $39.2 billion discretionary spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in […]
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BudgetThornberry: More Republicans Support Higher Defense Spending Now Than a Year Ago
Aggression from Russia and other world events are slowly leading some budget-cutting Republicans to see the need in higher defense budgets, the vice chairman of the House Armed Services Committee […]
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BudgetHouse Appropriations Panel Recommends $888 Million Boost To DHS Budget
The House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee (HAC HS) on Wednesday evening began marking up its version of the FY ’15 Homeland Security Bill, which provides $39.2 billion in discretionary funding, […]